Hong Kong's leader will have the power to decide whether foreign lawyers can be involved in national security cases in the city.
FILE - In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, stands next to Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee before a meeting in Beijing, on Dec. 23, 2022. Beijing ruled Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 that Hong Kong's leader has the power to decide whether foreign lawyers can be involved in national security cases in the city a decision that could effectively block a prominent pro-democracy publisher from hiring a British barrister for his high-profile trial.
hours after the city's highest court rejected government objections against letting Owen represent Lai. Asked on his certification process, Lee said he would look at all the information available to him to assess whether a particular activity relates to national security or any evidence involves state secrets when such questions arise in courts.
The government’s 2003 attempt to set up its own security laws, which is required by the city’s constitution, was abandoned in the face of huge protests.
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