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15:23 21 Nov: Online Rumour: Person Hit by Bus Dead, HA: Zero Deaths... Resulted From Assemblies
There were fierce clashes between protesters and the police in the Yau Ma Tei, Tsim Sha Tsui and Mong Kok Districts on Monday. A video that went viral online shows a police vehicle and a white coach rammed at high speed into a crowd during the police dispersal operation. Many people ran to avoid getting hit and in the chaos, many fell to the ground. It was reported that the incident resulted in one death. However, Hospital Authority (HA) made a clarification that, of recent, there were no deaths related to the movement.
An online media reported that a member of the public, during an assembly in the wee hours on 19 Nov, was hit and killed by a bus. HA pointed out that, according to record, of the casualties received at public hospitals that day, none have deceased.
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Afternoon, 21 Nov: 21 Nov: After various organs in Beijing showed th...eir dissatisfaction after High Court ruled the anti-mask law and part of the emergency law unconstitutional, Law Society said nothing should be said or done to undermine judicial independence and the rule of law in Hong Kong. It has full confidence in the independence and the role of Hong Kong courts and the proper functioning of the judicial and legal system here.
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The Law Society of Hong Kong notes comments reported to have been made on behalf of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) on 19 November 2019, concerning the High Court judgment dated 18 November 2019, in relation to the Emergency Regulations Ordinance.
It is not the practice of the Law Society to comment on individual cases, which may be the subject of an appeal.
The Law Society considers that it is important to reiterate that nothing should be said or done that will undermine, or will be perceived to undermine, judicial independence and the rule of law in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; both of which are fundamental to the Region's common law legal system.
Article 85 of the Basic Law expressly provides that the courts of the HKSAR shall exercise judicial power independently, free from any interference.
Article 158(1) states that the power of interpretation of the Basic Law shall be vested in the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Article 158(2) sets out the basis for the courts of the HKSAR to interpret on their own those provisions of the Basic Law that are within the limits of the autonomy of the Special Administrative Region.
In light of the above, and to avoid any misunderstanding, the Law Society confirms that it has full confidence in: (i) the independence and the role of the courts of the HKSAR; and (ii) the proper functioning of the judicial and legal systems of the HKSAR, under "One Country, Two Systems" in accordance with the Basic Law.
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15:57 21 Nov: 72yo Man Arrested for Suspected Assault of Off-Duty Co...p in Sheung Shui
An off-duty police officer was suspected of being attacked on Tung Hing Road in Sheung Shu this morning. A 72yo man in association with the case was arrested. The police said around 6:00 this morning, this officer heard a cry then discovered someone was vandalising the banner next to the roadside. He stepped forward and tried to stop the man who then allegedly cut the officer’s face with a blade. The man was subdued on the spot.
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