Legal sector lawmaker Dennis Kwok Wing-hang yesterday described as an attack on judges a proposal by two Basic Law experts that only Chinese nationals be eligible to be judges in the Court of Final Appeal. He said the proposal by mainland scholar Professor Cheng Jie and Basic Law Institute chairman Alan Hoo defied the Basic Law, which says members of the judiciary "shall be chosen on the basis of their judicial and professional qualities and may be recruited from other common law jurisdictions".
Obesity is a becoming more common because people are too busy to exercise, a survey shows. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department's study found that no more than half of any age group worked out enough. Less than 40 per cent of adults and elderly respondents were considered "active" - defined as doing moderate or high-intensity exercise at least three days a week for 30 minutes or longer.
Mr Justice Kemal Bokhary, who stepped down last month from the Court of Final Appeal, will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Hong Kong for his contributions to the legal sector. New World Development chairman Henry Cheng Kar-shun and retired basketball star Yao Ming will also receive honorary doctorates.
