Fanmin supports the appointment of Junyao Ho by Judge He Zhiyi of the Final Court and doubts that no quota will be reserved for Singapore and India

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Author: Zheng Rongdi

2020-10-28 11:54

Last update date: 2020-10-28 11:55

The Legislative Council's "Senior Judicial Appointment Recommendation Subcommittee" met this morning (28th) to discuss the appointment of He Zhiyi, the Vice-President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, as an overseas non-permanent judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.

The Director of Administration Zheng Zhongwei pointed out at the meeting that the appointment of Judge He Zhiyi had nothing to do with Shi Juemin's resignation. He also pointed out that Shi Juemin did not mention the reason when he resigned and he would not comment on media reports.

Some democrats questioned that if Hong Kong cannot maintain the separation of powers and judicial independence, there will be no more overseas judges willing to come to Hong Kong. The government pointed out that if the appointment of He Zhiyi is passed, the President and Vice President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom will all come to Hong Kong as non-permanent appointments. Judges are facts that need not be disputed.

He Junyao said he abstained from voting

In his speech, Labor Party Legislative Council Member Zhang Chaoxiong mentioned that James Spigelman, the former non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal, resigned, and the Australian media said that his decision to resign was related to the passage of the "Hong Kong National Security Law" by Beijing.

He pointed out that the President of the British Supreme Court, Lord Robert Reed, who is also a non-permanent judge of the Final Court, also believes that the British Supreme Court depends on whether Hong Kong can maintain judicial independence and the rule of law before deciding whether to send two judges to the Hong Kong Final Court. He pointed out that if Hong Kong cannot maintain judicial independence, no more overseas judges will come to Hong Kong in the future.

In response, the Director of Administration Zheng Zhongwei emphasized that the appointment of Judge He Zhiyi has nothing to do with Shi Juemin's resignation, and there is no saying that "fills the vacancy", and the appointment process cannot happen within three days.

Zheng pointed out that Shi Juemin did not mention the reason when he resigned, and he would not comment on media reports.

Cheng Zhongwei also pointed out that he would not comment on the speeches of individual judges, but he has to point out that if the appointment of He Zhiyi is passed, the President and Vice President of the British Supreme Court will all come to Hong Kong as non-permanent judges. This is a fact that does not need to be disputed.

The establishment, He Junyao, stated that he would abstain from voting on this appointment, saying that He Zhiyi’s achievements are beyond doubt. However, more than 30 members of Parliament in the United Kingdom have tried to prevent He Zhiyi from coming to Hong Kong. There is no guarantee that He Zhiyi’s appointment will be politically affected in the future. It should be the Prophet of Chunjiang Plumbing Duck. You must have insight. You have no sense of touch.” He Junyao pointed out that according to the stipulation that the total number of non-permanent judges is 30, the administrative agency should consider leaving places for judges in other regions such as Singapore and India. , Brunei, South Africa, etc.

British cross-party parliamentarians sent a letter to the justices advocating that He Zhiyi should reject the appointment

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Guo Rongkeng said that Hong Kong has the separation of powers and Ye Liu: chaos

The meeting also debated the issue of the three powers in Hong Kong. The legal circle Guo Wingkeng emphasized that Hong Kong implements the "separation of powers" and does not require members to teach judges to understand the Basic Law. He criticized Carrie Lam for pointing out that Hong Kong does not have the "separation of powers", making the international community doubtful about the rule of law in Hong Kong. .

The New Democrat Party Ye Liu Shuyi criticized Guo Wing-keng for "chaos" and emphasized that Hong Kong did not implement the "separation of powers" before the reunification. At that time, the Hong Kong Governor was the chairman of the Legislative Council, allowing the British Hong Kong government to control the legislature. The "separation of powers" was only Hong Kong and Britain. The government's "brainwashing".

In the end, the motion was supported by most of the congressmen. The establishment, He Junyao, abstained, and the Democratic Party, Xu Zhifeng, said that there was insufficient information and did not support it. The motion will be handed over to the General Assembly for further consideration.

The Legislative Council of the Court of Final Appeal for China-UK Relations, Junyao Ho