The departure of three foreign judges from Hong Kong’s top court is “most regrettable,” former chief justice Andrew Li has said, adding that non-permanent overseas justices make “a valuable contribution to Hong Kong.” The remarks came as two non-permanent overseas judges, Lord Jonathan Sumption and Lord Lawrence Collins, both from the UK, announced last Friday that they would quit the Court of Final Appeal. Another non-permanent overseas judge Beverley McLachlin, who is from Canada, also announced on Monday that she would step down after her term expires in July. Days after announcing his deci…
