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Canadian judge Beverley McLachlin is to step down from the Court of Final Appeal when her term ends on July 29, according to a statement seen by the Globe and Mail. It comes amid years of pressure to resign, and days after two British judges quit the apex court last week – both citing politics. In the statement, the ex-Canadian Supreme Court justice noted that she had turned 80, as she gave her backing to the judiciary: “While I will continue certain professional responsibilities, I intend to spend more time with my family… It has been a privilege serving the people of Hong Kong. I continue to...
Hong Kong Free Press
Thirty five years have passed since the Tiananmen crackdown occurred in 1989. Hong Kong, which for 30 years was one of the only places on Chinese soil to host large-scale commemorations that marked the incident, has seen its candlelight vigils snuffed out following Covid curbs and the enactment of a Beijing-imposed security law. However, cities around the world held their own vigils, where people lit candles and sung protest songs to remember the hundreds, perhaps thousands, who died when the People’s Liberation Army cracked down on protesters in Beijing on June 4, 1989, and the changes that h...
Hong Kong Free Press
Canada will grant work permits to Hong Kong permanent residency applicants to allow them to stay in the country while they await a decision on their applications. “Due to a high volume of applications, processing times for this pathway have grown, and many applicants are at risk of seeing their temporary status in Canada expire before their permanent residence applications are finalized,” Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said in a Tuesday statement. The new policy, to be launched on May 27, will grant Hong Kong applicants a new open work permit, allowing them to extend their...
Hong Kong Free Press
US and Canadian authorities’ calls for caution when travelling to Hong Kong following the enactment of new security legislation amounted to “political manoeuvres” and “twisted remarks,” the city’s government has said. The Hong Kong government on Saturday “strongly condemned” the US and Canada after the two countries warned travellers about “arbitrary enforcement of local laws” under the Beijing-imposed national security law and the newly passed Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. In the Saturday statement, a government spokesperson defended the laws, saying that the new legislation targe...
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