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Helen Davidson in Taipei

British judge Nicholas Phillips steps down from Hong Kong court

Hong Kong’s court of final appeal in Central district
Hong Kong’s court of final appeal in Central district. British judge Nicholas Phillips has left the court for ‘personal reasons’. Photograph: Jérôme Favre/EPA

The British judge Nicholas Phillips has stepped down from Hong Kong’s top appeals court, the fifth overseas judge to leave the city’s judiciary this year.

Phillips, 86, is leaving Hong Kong’s court of final appeal (CFA) after 22 years for “personal reasons” after his fourth term ended on Monday and he said he did not wish to extend it, the court said.

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