Proceedings of CCPL's Article 23 Roundtable (Aug 2016) Now Available

In August 2016, the Centre for Comparative and Public Law of the Faculty of Law of The University of Hong Kong organised a closed-door academic roundtable on Article 23 of Hong Kong’s Basic Law, the provision that requires the Hong Kong Government to enact national security legislation. This roundtable is one of the few major academic events on the subject since the Government’s failed attempt to implement the provision in 2003.

     The written proceedings, video recording, participants’ brief, and written submissions are now available here.  The speakers included:

Ms Amy Barrow, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ms Cora Chan, The University of Hong Kong
Professor Albert Chen, The University of Hong Kong
Mr Eric Cheung, The University of Hong Kong
Ms Surabhi Chopra, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Michael Davis, Centre for Comparative and Public Law, The University of Hong Kong
Professor Fiona de Londras, University of Birmingham
Professor Fu Hualing, The University of Hong Kong
Mr Danny Gittings, HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education
Dr Denis Halis, University of Macau
Dr Eric Ip, University of Hong Kong
Dr Huang Mingtao, Wuhan University
Dr Margaret Ng, Barrister-at-Law, Hong Kong
Mr Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, Malik Imtiaz Sarwar Advocates & Solicitors, Malaysia
Ms Puja Kapai, The University of Hong Kong
Professor Lin Feng, City University of Hong Kong
Dr Lo Pui Yin, Barrister-at-Law, Hong Kong
Professor Carole Petersen, University of Hawaii
Mr Benny Tai, The University of Hong Kong
Ms Doreen Weisenhaus, The University of Hong Kong
Professor Simon Young, The University of Hong Kong