Baroness Brenda Hale, former UK Supreme Court president and ex-Hong Kong judge, now says resigning her judicial post in 2021 was the “right thing to do.”
She believes the #NationalSecurityLaw has overtaken the Basic Law, which once guaranteed Hong Kong’s legal autonomy.
The Hong Kong government rejected her views, claiming the NSL is constitutional and courts remain independent.
#BrendaHale #HongKongLaw
布蘭達.黑爾發聲:#香港法治 岌岌可危
英國最高法院前院長、前香港終審法院非常任法官布蘭達.黑爾近日表示,她在2021年辭職是「正確的決定」。
她認為《#國安法》已凌駕《#基本法》,削弱了香港原本的法律自主性:
香港政府回應,否認其說法,強調《國安法》合憲,法庭仍保持獨立。
#黑爾法官