The Buzz | Hong Kong lawyers march to protest against China’s legal ‘interference’
Over 1,500 lawyers dressed in black marched through the heart of Hong Kong in silence last nigh to condemn a move by China that effectively bars two elected pro-independence lawmakers from taking their seats in the legislature, agencies reported.
Local and foreign lawyers walked from the High Court to the city’s highest court, underscoring growing concern among Hong Kong’s legal elite with how Beijing has handled affairs in the neighboring SAR.
Organizers said more than 2,000 took part in the fourth and largest silent protest by the city’s lawyers since 1997. According to the police, 1,700 attended at the peak of the rally.
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