Chinanews.com, August 3. According to a Hong Kong Sing Tao Net report, Li Zhiying, the founder of “Next Media”, had earlier filed a petition requesting the court to declare that the National People’s Congress’s interpretation of the law would not affect his decision to hire Tim Owen, the British Queen’s Counsel, and applied for judicial approval. The review questioned the decision of the National Security Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Director of Immigration to exceed the authority.
Data map: Li Zhiying.Photo by Zhang Wei
The chief judge of the Hong Kong High Court, Pan Zhaochu, rejected the two applications in May this year. Today (3rd) he issued a written judgment stating that the “Hong Kong National Security Law” specifies that the decision of the National Security Council is not subject to judicial review, and Li Zhiying should not apply for judicial review. Li Zhiying was ordered to pay the litigation costs of the two cases on the basis of indemnity, and the amount is yet to be calculated.
Data map: Li Zhiying was escorted to the court.Photo by Li Zhihua
Pan Zhaochu pointed out in his judgment that the Department of Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the National Security Council and the Immigration Department all pointed out that Li Zhiying’s application for judicial review was completely uncontested. The provisions of the “Hong Kong National Security Law” clearly stated that the decision of the National Security Council is not subject to judicial review. He believed that Li Zhiying should not have applied for judicial review from the very beginning, and his other subpoena application was only an academic discussion and was doomed to failure, so he asked Li Zhiying to pay legal fees on the basis of indemnity for the two cases.Return to Sohu to see more
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2023-08-03 04:23:00
