Judiciary: Hong Kong

(asked on 23rd May 2022) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 31 March (HL7587), which (1) retired judges who served in courts in England or Wales, or (2) British citizens, continue to serve as judges in Hong Kong's judicial system, if any.


Answered by
Baroness Scott of Bybrook Portrait
Baroness Scott of Bybrook
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
This question was answered on 7th June 2022

There are six retired UK judges who on 31 March, issued a statement confirming their continued participation as Non- Permanent Members on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.

  • Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers
  • Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
  • Lord Sumption
  • Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe
  • Lord Collins of Mapesbury
  • Lord Hoffmann
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