Why Are Australian, British Judges Leaving Hong Kong’s Top Court?

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Hong Kong’s leadership has been forced, in recent days, to explain the departure of multiple foreign judges from the city’s top court, the latest being former Australian Chief Justice Robert French.

The former British colony appoints both local and overseas judges to its highest court—a distinctive arrangement that sets it apart from the opaque legal system of mainland China.

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