Term of UK judge Leonard Hoffman, 90, extended on Hong Kong’s top court for another 3 years
[HKFP] - 01/13/2025
Hong Kong’s leader has approved the extension of South African-born British judge Leonard Hoffman’s tenure on the city’s top court. Five foreign judges retired from, or quit, the apex court last year. On Friday, a government statement said that Chief Executive John Lee had accepted the Chief (…)
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