Hong Kong gov’t has no plans to discuss reform of jury system, justice minister Paul Lam says

[HKFP] - 11/11/2024

The Hong Kong government has no plans to discuss reforming its jury system, which is written into the city’s mini-constitution, the city’s justice minister Paul Lam has said after some pro-establishment political figures called for it to be reconsidered. Talking to TVB on Sunday, Lam said that (…)



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