Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam delays filling post, raising questions about judiciary's independence

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HONG KONG - Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam has left open for more than five months a seat on the panel that selects the city's judges, three lawyers familiar with the situation said.

HONG KONG - Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam has left open for more than five months a seat on the panel that selects the city's judges, three lawyers familiar with the situation said.

Mr Sarony has in recent newspaper columns criticised Hong Kong government policies, voicing support for free speech and some pro-democracy lawyer activists. He declined to comment on his nomination.A Mrs Lam spokesman said the"appointment of member" to the panel was being processed by the government and would be announced in due course.

In Hong Kong and some other common law jurisdictions, the legal profession is split between barristers, who are courtroom advocates, and solicitors, who mostly handle other legal issues. The lawyers and scholars say they are not aware of a previous instance when Hong Kong's chief executive did not promptly accept the recommendations of the Bar Association or the Law Society, the solicitors' association.

 

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