tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051717299463818920.post3270524490116269008..comments2024-03-27T17:57:50.561+08:00Comments on HKU Legal Scholarship Blog: The Legal Limits on Beijing's Powers to Interpret Hong Kong's Basic LawSimon NM Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11306243703903112785noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051717299463818920.post-32020981163673039912017-08-09T12:43:29.198+08:002017-08-09T12:43:29.198+08:00good postgood postLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03693328314011739038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051717299463818920.post-52687186227914477652017-02-25T22:55:59.061+08:002017-02-25T22:55:59.061+08:00Yeah China increasing their strength in the world....Yeah China increasing their strength in the world. Save U Legalhttps://plus.google.com/u/0/+SaveULegalTweedHeadsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051717299463818920.post-31643552117234223532016-11-17T10:43:45.003+08:002016-11-17T10:43:45.003+08:00Beijing is highly suspicious and distrustful of th...Beijing is highly suspicious and distrustful of the British trained barristers and judges. Soon there will be a purge of them. Any judges carrying a foreign passport will not be allowed to sit.Frankie Fook-lun Leunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11725999561072768430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051717299463818920.post-79287373808993630482016-11-07T16:31:26.856+08:002016-11-07T16:31:26.856+08:00Dear Francis Pea Brain Moriarty
1. As pointed out...Dear Francis Pea Brain Moriarty<br /><br />1. As pointed out in the previous comment, no one is reasonably trying to argue that the oaths were valid. It is a question of whether they are entitled to re-take their oaths (as to which the NPCSC has issued its interpretation today, which to me makes sense from a legal perspective).<br /><br />2. Effecting the secession of the HKSAR from China wouldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051717299463818920.post-21223473857998988152016-11-05T17:17:31.685+08:002016-11-05T17:17:31.685+08:00The legal scholars can correct me, but I think it ...The legal scholars can correct me, but I think it is not disputed that the way the oath was taken was invalid, but the government is challenging the President of the Legislative Council's decision to allow a second attempt at taking the oath?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051717299463818920.post-68509268879182864122016-11-04T17:06:09.480+08:002016-11-04T17:06:09.480+08:00As a non-lawyer, I am wondering where, in any inte...As a non-lawyer, I am wondering where, in any interpretation, we should put BL Art. 1, which states unequivocally that Hong Kong is an inalienable part of the PRC. If one pledges to uphold the Basic Law in accordance with A. 104, surely that must include the very first BL article. So if one seeks to suggest that Hong Kong is or even might be divisible from the nation when giving an oath or Francis Moriartynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051717299463818920.post-60482042327247023262016-11-04T14:36:28.490+08:002016-11-04T14:36:28.490+08:00Very interesting piece. I seem to recall that when...Very interesting piece. I seem to recall that when Geoffrey Ma delivered his Common Law Lecture on Interpretation of Hong Kong's Constitution at the Faculty of Law a few years ago he did, while answering a question, very briefly speculate about the possibility of whether there might be circumstances where what purported to be an Interpretation by the Standing Committee was not an Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16382928410807813380noreply@blogger.com