Leading legal adviser says Beijing offices right to criticise opposition lawmakers

Beijing authorities were acting within their right to warn Hong Kong opposition lawmakers against paralysing proceedings in the legislature, which was a “scandalous” failure of governing that had already led to “significant malfunctioning” of the body’s constitutional role, a leading legal expert said.Professor Albert Chen Hung-yee, who advises Beijing as a member of the Basic Law Committee, also backed the central government’s view the central government’s liaison office and the Hong Kong and…

from South China Morning Post https://bit.ly/3aqMH44