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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

Two more British judges resign from Hong Kong’s top court

Jonathan Sumption
Jonathan Sumption has yet to make a statement on his resignation. Photograph: Andy Hall/The Observer

Two of the last remaining British judges to sit on Hong Kong’s top court have resigned, with one citing the political situation in the former colony.

Lawrence Collins and Jonathan Sumption, former UK supreme court justices, announced their resignations on Thursday. “I have resigned from the court of final appeal because of the political situation in Hong Kong, but I continue to have the fullest confidence in the court and the total independence of its members,” Lord Collins said.

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