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    "What the Department of Justice, and sometimes through myself as the secretary for justice, have said on the general principles are perpetual truths, they are always correct," Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng

    "It is important that the general public hear them so that they can understand how they should be respecting the rule of law and joining hands with the government as well as the legal profession to safeguard the rule of law."

    Cheng's comments come after she was asked whether the Chief Magistrate's move on Tuesday to clear a fellow magistrate of being biased against anti-government protesters could enhance public confidence in the judicial system.

    The justice secretary said she believed a clear explanation had been provided as to why complaints against Cheang Kei-hong were dismissed, and she hopes that this will help "the public as well as the local and international media to appreciate that we do cherish and safeguard our esteemed judicial independence."

    Cheang, an Eastern Court magistrate, was accused of bias over the sentences he handed down in a number of protest-related cases, as well as his comments about those involved in the proceedings.

    He had jailed a man who stabbed former lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung for around three months, a graphic designer who hit a policeman with an umbrella for five months, and a student caught with aerosol cans and lighters for 10 months.

    But Chief Magistrate Victor So, one of Chief Executive Carrie Lam's handpicked national security judges, said he had found nothing wrong with Cheang's conduct after going through the relevant court proceedings.

    https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compone...abChangeable=0

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    Sounds very Kantian ... "perpetual truths" and "categorical imperatives" ...


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    https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...nce-government

    7 months for moving metal fences during 12th June 2019...

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    And for a bit of a change, HK justice catching up with the cops....

    https://hongkongfp.com/2020/12/18/3-...SdfkGlkkVduymc

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    Seemed a pretty simple 'conviction of unlawful assembly. But had a spray can and pliers.

    Also other people 'other black-clad protesters were blocking roads and disrupting order' and the magistrate added that Choi, in possession of spray paint, intended to paint graffiti.

    https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compone...9-20201222.htm

    So somewhat surprisingly 'The student was remanded in custody, awaiting sentencing on January 4.'

    In my laptop bag today I had a hammer, screwdriver and some touch up paint as needed to hang a painting in my office.


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    This should make any bias in rulings more visible

    https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...s-greater-role


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    This should be interesting ... would the judgement have been different if the person had been carrying more than six rolls of bandages? Or was it the absence of any other first aid related paraphernalia?

    https://twitter.com/ataraxisfinch/st...521579014?s=20


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    Accusing someone of hidden links would probably indicate that it is unknown to some degree. The rough and tumble of democratic politics some may consider this fair game and a quick denial or acknowledgement would suffice.

    https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...ong-over-false


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