HONG KONG: JUDGES & LAWYERS OPEN LAST LEGAL YEAR UNDER BRITISH RULE
(14 Jan 1997) English/Nat
With only 169 days left before the change of sovereignty, Hong Kong held another one of the British styled ceremony to mark the beginning of its official legal year, for the last time.
Although the legal system is to remain unchanged after the Chinese takeover, many fear that the current laws will not survive under Chinese rule.
Judges and lawyers in traditional wigs and robes marched to the church Monday afternoon to open the last legal year under British rule in Hong Kong.
In less than 6 months time, these judges and lawyers will face the same legal system, but under a different government.
To them and the entire Hong Kong population of 6-point-2 (m) million, it is yet unknown whether the legal system could be fully functional under Chinese sovereignty.
After July 1st, a detailed written constitution will replace the current constitution which is based on the Letters Patent and Royal Instructions originated to late 19th century models.
Instead, the new constitution will be the first modern constitution written specifically just for Hong Kong and will be applied for the next 50 years.
Another change will be the application of a bilingual court system to replaced the current English speaking one which is widely welcomed by the majority non-English speaking Chinese.
With closer ties between Hong Kong and China, many question whether the one country two system will be feasible.
SOUNDBITE (English)
"That transfer is to take place in accordance with the terms of a binding treaty between the Governments of the United kingdom and of a binding treaty between the Governments of the United Kingdom and of the People's Republic of China; a treaty which we who are its objects have ultimately few, if any, means of enforcing. Even so, we must by our
own efforts seek to ensure that the assurances in the Joint
Declaration are realised and implemented insofar as we can and, by
whatever legal means are available to us, to prevent a violation of
those assurances if a violation is threatened."
SUPER CAPTION: Gladys Li, chairman of the Bar Association
Former Chief Justice T-L Yang resigned from the post last October to run for the post of Chief Executive, Hong Kong's first Chinese governor after its handover to China but failed in the many say China's handpicked selection precess.
Deputy Chief Justice Noel Power praised the efficiency of Hong Kong's judiciary system in comparison with major cities of its size, such as London, Sydney, New York.
He also assured the people of Hong Kong that the law will stand independent after the handover.
SOUNDBITE (English)
"Let me finally assure all of the people of Hong Kong that they have an independent, capable and hard working judiciary versed in the common law and that they have a judiciary which will, without fear or favor, administer that law in the coming years."
SUPERCAPTION: Noel Power, Deputy Chief Justice
However the people of Hong Kong know that there will be no guarantees of judicial independence after the handover to Beijing on June 30.
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0:34 "shitty day"
After this day, the rule of law become a thing of the past in Hong Kong.
"Even so, we must by our own efforts seek to ensure that the assurances in the Joint Declaration are realised and implemented" that's just what we are doing with the Umbrella Revolution and the continuing resistance to communist control.
@mokkim6473
4 жыл бұрын
媚外，甘作走狗
@user-gt5mz8jr6n
2 жыл бұрын
@@mokkim6473 咁你哋奶共唔係照樣奶得雪雪聲？有口話人冇口話自己喇
The good old days, may grandfather would be turning in his grave if he saw Hong Kong 🇭🇰 today 😢
Interesting to see the combination of Asian and white officials
do HK judges still wear wigs nowadays ?
@glorych1168
4 жыл бұрын
ya
Anyone here from Hong Kong do you miss the British do you wish you could have stayed with Britain and become apart of the United Kingdom
Cardinal Wu!
What a shame...
Sheep?
The Union Jack never lowers?? My foot.
The British made things better.
@NexusApollo
8 жыл бұрын
+Cruz Dela The Chinese made things worse.
@NexusApollo
8 жыл бұрын
GMB Keep dreaming commie.
@cruzdela4668
8 жыл бұрын
GMB And you have a GMB?
@111ansac
7 жыл бұрын
"West is finished"? Doesn't United States still has the largest military and biggest economy in the world. Also, why do so many Chinese want to emigrate and live in London & New York?
@aicunzhe
6 жыл бұрын
better ni ma bi~~~~
I never giving up of the Universe Hong Kong judges at all. Hong kong government's isnt relatively with Elsa Helen Ng Sunarts Universe Corporation Inc.Alliance Inc. Worldwide Business at all.
been out, these wolves in sheep skin.
Ha ha funny hair.
As I said before that if you working with the Universe that who’s care about where’s you come from?! Did you knows your passed life’s is whom or your next life’s to be comes?! You might got the animals mother’s that everyone’s had chances will be or had been. As long as, you thinking of this is not only your life’s is ends then you must be prepares of next as I did before. I did had so many life’s that each times I did prepares of myself to be born again. However, each on roof you thoughts of your life’s right now is important but did you acted important?! I did acted myself important and useful on earth’s. Even animals knows all about that they acted friendly and loving all the times. The animals knows passed life’s of animals got reaps off by UK and Globalization that’s why they loves me because they’re knows who’s am for them today’s.
Independent judiciary ???? Hahahahaaaa !!!
Lol look like they are wearing sheep hair😂😂
@eliyahuohiyon7461
5 жыл бұрын
Because they are..
@glorych1168
3 жыл бұрын
wig from england
@albertsmyth9616
Жыл бұрын
Their judicial wigs are made from horse hair, not sheep wool.
Why are these hypocrites still wearing those British robes and wigs ? Hahahahaaaa !
When thieves were rulers
@junupun1564
Жыл бұрын
Yes we stole resources resources land and money but we used that money and resources to industrials the colonies we conquered as you can see here with the peace and order in hong kong
@imperial_Dragnix
6 ай бұрын
@@junupun1564 I just want to know how British industrialized India by putting high tax on poor farmers of villages
@Eternity909
4 ай бұрын
@@imperial_Dragnixof course many of those farmers migrated to England and helped build a better nation. Everyone had opportunities back then and that was the beauty of the system
@feverwant6242
4 ай бұрын
india is trash @@imperial_Dragnix
Good to know that these clowns with wigs are gone.
Poor standard of judges . Bias,hypocrite. Assist the vioters to destroy HK