By Cora Chan, originally published on the HKU Legal Scholarship Blog. There is speculation that Beijing’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) will issue an interpretation of the Basic Law to bar two Legco members-elect from taking office. This piece expounds the nature and impact of the NPCSCs power of interpretation and argues that serious […]The post The legal limits on Beijing’s powers to interpret Hong Kong’s Basic Law appeared first on Hong Kong Free Press. Author: Guest Contributor.
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