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Four out of five “liberal” candidates elected onto Law Society’s governing council in tight contest
Incumbent President of the Law society, Melissa Pang earlier issued many emails calling members to support the five pro-establishment candidates. It was understood that many lawyers attended the meeting raised queries, questioning the appropriateness for Pang to preside the meeting. They also asked Pang to consider not casting her vote. Pang refused respective requests in the meeting.
Although Pang said she was unaware how the e-mail she sent out with her preferred choice of candidates had been leaked out, her action did provoke keen contest that saw more than 30,000 votes casted on May 28.
Such enthusiasm in election, in fact helped the four liberals to win by more than 3,000 votes, than the pro-establishment candidates. That said, among 20 councilors of the Society, liberals are still among the minority, even after taking these four new seats in the Council.
In a statement, the victorious liberal voices - Kenneth Lam, Janet Pang, Michelle Tsoi and Davyd Wong - said they were thankful for their mandate to uphold the rule of law and enhance the transparency and accountability of the Law Society. The wrote on their Facebook page, “in this challenging time, we promise we will try our very best to work hard on those issues and uphold the rule of law.”
Source: RTHK
#May29 #IsRuleOfLawHere
Four out of five “liberal” candidates elected onto Law Society’s governing council in tight contest
Incumbent President of the Law society, Melissa Pang earlier issued many emails calling members to support the five pro-establishment candidates. It was understood that many lawyers attended the meeting raised queries, questioning the appropriateness for Pang to preside the meeting. They also asked Pang to consider not casting her vote. Pang refused respective requests in the meeting.
Although Pang said she was unaware how the e-mail she sent out with her preferred choice of candidates had been leaked out, her action did provoke keen contest that saw more than 30,000 votes casted on May 28.
Such enthusiasm in election, in fact helped the four liberals to win by more than 3,000 votes, than the pro-establishment candidates. That said, among 20 councilors of the Society, liberals are still among the minority, even after taking these four new seats in the Council.
In a statement, the victorious liberal voices - Kenneth Lam, Janet Pang, Michelle Tsoi and Davyd Wong - said they were thankful for their mandate to uphold the rule of law and enhance the transparency and accountability of the Law Society. The wrote on their Facebook page, “in this challenging time, we promise we will try our very best to work hard on those issues and uphold the rule of law.”
Source: RTHK
#May29 #IsRuleOfLawHere
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Four 'liberal' voices elected to Law Society council
Four out of five self-described "liberal” candidates were on Thursday evening elected onto the Law Society’s governing council in a tight contest that saw more than 30,000 votes cast. In all, ten candidates were standing for the five vacant seats on the governing…
Outspoken Legal Scholar #EricCheung resigned from Hong Kong Law Society, claiming it is unrelated to the Pro-Beijing Camp's Takeover in Re-Election
Eric Tat-ming Cheung, the Principle Lecturer of the Department of Law of the University of Hong Kong (#HKU), announced on FaceBook on August 30, 2021 that he would resign from the position of the council member of the Law Society of Hong Kong.
Cheung said that he had disclosed to some people earlier that he would resign no matter how the result of the Law Society re-election goes.
Cheung hoped that he could focus on promoting voluntary legal services, as well as balancing life and accompanying his family.
Cheung also pointed out that the Law Society would continue to have members from different backgrounds and hold various ideologies, wishing them to uphold integrity, political neutrality and professionalism.
Earlier, the Law Society of Hong Kong re-elected 5 seats among 20 council members, resulting in a takeover by the pro-Beijing camp including Careen Wong Hau-yan in all the 5 seats.
Source: Stand News #Aug30
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E5%BC%B5%E9%81%94%E6%98%8E%E8%BE%AD%E4%BB%BB%E5%BE%8B%E5%B8%AB%E6%9C%83%E7%90%86%E4%BA%8B-%E7%A8%B1%E7%82%BA%E5%B9%B3%E8%A1%A1%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB%E5%8F%8A%E9%99%AA%E4%BC%B4%E5%AE%B6%E4%BA%BA-%E7%84%A1%E9%97%9C%E6%94%B9%E9%81%B8%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C
#LawSociety #ReElection #Integrity
Eric Tat-ming Cheung, the Principle Lecturer of the Department of Law of the University of Hong Kong (#HKU), announced on FaceBook on August 30, 2021 that he would resign from the position of the council member of the Law Society of Hong Kong.
Cheung said that he had disclosed to some people earlier that he would resign no matter how the result of the Law Society re-election goes.
Cheung hoped that he could focus on promoting voluntary legal services, as well as balancing life and accompanying his family.
Cheung also pointed out that the Law Society would continue to have members from different backgrounds and hold various ideologies, wishing them to uphold integrity, political neutrality and professionalism.
Earlier, the Law Society of Hong Kong re-elected 5 seats among 20 council members, resulting in a takeover by the pro-Beijing camp including Careen Wong Hau-yan in all the 5 seats.
Source: Stand News #Aug30
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E5%BC%B5%E9%81%94%E6%98%8E%E8%BE%AD%E4%BB%BB%E5%BE%8B%E5%B8%AB%E6%9C%83%E7%90%86%E4%BA%8B-%E7%A8%B1%E7%82%BA%E5%B9%B3%E8%A1%A1%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB%E5%8F%8A%E9%99%AA%E4%BC%B4%E5%AE%B6%E4%BA%BA-%E7%84%A1%E9%97%9C%E6%94%B9%E9%81%B8%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C
#LawSociety #ReElection #Integrity