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Is Hong Kong Lost? - Interview with Mark Clifford (Part 4)
In this final part of the interview, Mark Clifford and Dr Saunders discuss the erosion of judicial independence in Hong Kong, highlighting the resignation of foreign judges and the manipulation of the legal system to target political dissidents. They discuss the unjust detention of Jimmy Lai and others, such as Chen Guangcheng's friend and human rights lawyer, Gao Zisheng, emphasizing the mockery of the rule of law in the city and the failure of a rule of law model for the mainland.
Despite the bleak situation, Clifford remains hopeful about the future, noting that Hong Kong’s pro-democracy…
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