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Reuters
Reuters
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Greg Torode

Hong Kong leader delays filling post, raising questions about judiciary's independence

FILE PHOTO: Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam holds a news conference in Hong Kong, China, August 25, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik/File Photo

Hong Kong's leader has left open for more than five months a seat on the panel that selects the city's judges, three lawyers familiar with the situation said.

The unprecedented delay raises questions over the autonomy of the city's judiciary, these lawyers and nine diplomats and scholars told Reuters.

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