National security certification power won’t affect appeals: Hong Kong justice chief

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Hong Kong's Justice Chief states that new legislation enabling certification of cases as involving national security is unlikely to affect appeals or aid legal challenges. This announcement coincides with the 29th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule.

As Hong Kong marks the 29th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule on July 1, the South China Morning Post talks to the city’s senior officials about the administration’s achievements so far and what may lie ahead. A new piece of subsidiary legislation that allows Hong Kong’s leader to certify a case as involving national security is unlikely to affect appeals, as the reclassification will not help authorities succeed in legal challenges, the justice chief has said. Secretary for Justice Paul...