Hong Kong Bar Assic says election delay may be ‘unlawful’


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Select Page Hong Kong Bar Assic says election delay may be ‘unlawful’ The Hong Kong bar association expressed “grave concern” over the delay of elections that were to be held in September. It said invoking emergency legislation to postpone the vote could prove to be unlawful. The Hong Kong government’s decision to postpone the Legislative Council elections that were scheduled to be held this year may be unlawful, the city’s bar association said on Sunday. The body of lawyers said there were “serious doubts about the legal and evidential basis of the government’s decision.” Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam...