HONG KONG -- Legislative amendments passed Wednesday will allow Hong Kong's leader to bar foreign lawyers from taking up national security cases, the latest in a series of moves that could undermine the city's judicial independence.
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Hong Kong's chief executive will have the authority to refuse a foreign lawyer, likely on the grounds that the counsel's participation would be "contrary to the interests of national security." © Reuters
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