UK top court says it is assessing UK judges’ position in Hong Kong appeal court

LONDON: Britain’s Supreme Court said it would continue to assess the position of serving UK judges on Hong Kong’s top court in discussion with the UK government, while raising ‘concerns’ about parts of new security laws imposed on the city by China. Under a 1997 agreement, Britain has provided two serving law lords to sit on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. Advertisement Advertisement The presence of senior foreign judges from common law jurisdictions such as the UK to serve on the city’s highest court is a tradition that has helped burnish Hong Kongࢀ™s reputation as a strong and…