Taking Free Speech Seriously: The Right to Advocate Secession in Hong Kong
Tony Chung, an advocate of Hong Kong independence, has been charged with secession and conspiring to publish seditious content under the NSL, and consequently denied bail. This blog post compares...
A Review of the Credibility Assessment in Hong Kong’s Torture Claim Regime
Since 2014, Hong Kong has conducted its asylum process through the Unified Screening Mechanism. The process begins with an individual signifying to an Immigration Officer (“Officer”) his intention to seek...
The Voice of Hong Kong in Exile (with Nathan Law)
During the Umbrella Movement in 2014, Nathan Law was one of the five representatives who took part in the dialogue with the Government debating political reform. Upholding non-violent civic actions,...
A Bittersweet Day: Two equality rights decisions handed down by the High Court of Hong Kong
In recent years, the Hong Kong courts have recognised the equality rights of various same-sex couples in a number of cases. On 18 September 2020, the Hong Kong High Court...
Upsetting the ‘apple’ cart: the latest onslaught on press freedom in Hong Kong
The press is always the first casualty of a new despotism. On 10 August 2020, Jimmy Lai, founder of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, was arrested in Hong Kong –...
National Security and Constitutional Rights: Recent Developments in Hong Kong
The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the “Law”) aims to safeguard national security by criminalising activities capable...
All Eyes on Hong Kong: China’s New Security Law and Rising Rights Concerns
China is all set to impose a new National Security Legislation in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) which will “prevent, stop and punish acts and activities endangering national...
Covering Up for the Face Covering Regulation: A Janus-Faced Position
The storm over Hong Kong’s rule of law rages on, as the Court of Appeal (the “Court”) delivered the judgment of Leung Kwok Hung v Secretary for Justice, which partially...
Protection Against Human Trafficking in Hong Kong: A Disappointment
In the recent Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal decision, ZN v Secretary for Justice & Others, the Court held that Art.4 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights (‘BOR4’)...
Anti-mask Law Ruled a Disproportionate Infringement of Rights Amidst Political Upheaval in Hong Kong
Not only has the Hong Kong anti-government movement not died down after 6 months, but it has escalated. The government seems to think that it is worth suspending human rights...
Protecting the right to privacy against doxxing: injunction as the only effective means
Doxxing refers to the act of researching one’s private information (e.g. home address) and then exposing it publicly (usually by posting it on the internet). It is a form of...
Hong Kong’s anti-extradition movement and common law judges’ extrajudicial opinions
During the recent anti-extradition movement in Hong Kong, a High Court judge participated by signing a petition against the controversial bill amendments, which was considered inappropriate by the Chief Justice....
