'Quality judicial system key to economic success'

[RTHK] - 01/20/2025

The outgoing chairman of the Bar Association, Victor Dawes, said on Monday that while protecting national security is fundamentally important and helps to ensure Hong Kong's economic development, the authorities need to exercise their powers in a proportionate manner. In his speech at a ceremony (…)



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