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HKU Faculty of Law to hold forum on “The Umbrella Movement: Unfolding the Rule of Law”

10 Nov 2014

The occupy movement has raised myriads of questions about the rule of law. In the forum, speakers will explore recent controversies about civil disobedience, the decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on August 31, civil nomination and non-compliance with the court injunction.

 The forum will be chaired by Professor Anselmo Reyes and speakers include:

• Professor Albert Chen (on the NPCSC decision)
• Professor Johannes Chan, SC (on the civic nomination)
• Mr Eric Cheung (on the injunction and rule of law)
• Mr Ronny Tong, SC (on civil disobedience)
• Professor  Simon Young (on prosecution policy)

Details: 

Date: November 12, 2014 (Wednesday)
Time:  2:30 to 4:30 pm
Venue:   Large Moot Court, 2/F, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
Language: presentations in English, English and Cantonese for Q and A 

Media interested in the event please contact Ms Rachel Li (Email: lirachel@hku.hk) to reserve a seat.