Hong Kong's former chief judge urged solicitors to continue speaking up for the rule of law, saying it was their duty to the public and not political as they voted in a fractious election overshadowed by a national security law imposed by China.
Former chief justice Geoffrey Ma made his remarks to several hundred members of the Law Society on Tuesday and later provided Reuters with a transcript of the speech in response to questions.
This meant judges "will discharge their responsibilities without fear or favour or bias or self-interest," he said, adding that fairness and equality before the law were "the very qualities that define justice itself". In recent months, opposition politicians and activists have been arrested and new restrictions imposed.
Hours after Ma spoke, five candidates pledging "professionalism" over politics were confirmed to have swept the election for the society's governing council, where five of 20 seats were up for grabs.[nL4N2PW062]
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