An important and very clear statement from the Hong Kong Bar Association explaining the huge constitutional change for democracy in Hong Kong of the decision by the HKSAR government to remove from office serving, elected members of the LegCo. The purge “violates the basic principles of fairness and due process inherent in the Rule of Law.”

An important and very clear statement from the Hong Kong Bar Association explaining the huge constitutional change for democracy in Hong Kong of the decision by the HKSAR government to remove from office serving, elected members of the LegCo. The purge “violates the basic principles of fairness and due process inherent in the Rule of Law.”

The purge of four Hong Kong legislators “violates the basic principles of fairness and due process inherent in the Rule of Law. Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Associationon the Decision of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (“Government”) to...

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For 18 years David Alton was a Member of the House of Commons and today he is an Independent Crossbench Life Peer in the UK House of Lords.

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The World Must Not Forget Andy Li And The Hong Kong 12

The World Must Not Forget Andy Li And The Hong Kong 12

With Andy Li During The Hong Kong Elections In the U.K. Parliament I have again asked the U.K. Government what information they have on the wellbeing of the 12 young prodemocracy activists from Hong Kong, arrested by China. I asked whether the U.K. has asked China to...

UK Aid programmes: heart and head, generous altruism and self-interest, must go hand in hand. These are the “smart power” reasons for sustaining our development programmes. Yes, improve oversight and value for money but don’t turn the clock back.

UK Aid programmes: heart and head, generous altruism and self-interest, must go hand in hand. These are the “smart power” reasons for sustaining our development programmes. Yes, improve oversight and value for money but don’t turn the clock back.

In 1970 the United Nations passed Resolution 2626. It stated that “Each economically advanced country will progressively increase its official development assistance to the developing countries and will exert its best efforts to reach a minimum net amount of 0.7...