Overseas Court of Final Appeal judge Lord Neuberger honoured; government calls him a “steadfast supporter and good friend” of Hong Kong’s rule of law
終院海外法官范理申受勳 政府形容香港法治「堅實支持者、良朋益友」
Four judges and one Senior Counsel are included in this year’s honours list. Lord Neuberger, who received the Grand Bauhinia Medal, is a former President of the UK Supreme Court and has been a non-permanent judge of Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal since 2012. Last year, two British judges successively resigned as non-permanent judges of Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal, while former non-permanent judge Lady Hale publicly called on all British, Australian and Canadian judges to resign. Lord Neuberger nevertheless continued to serve. In the honours list, the government described him as a “steadfast supporter” of Hong Kong’s rule of law and a “good friend” of Hong Kong.
受勳名單上，今年有4名法官和一名資深大律師有份。獲金紫荊星章的范理申勳爵，他是前英國最高法院院長，2012年起就成為終審法院非常任法官。去年兩名英國法官相繼辭去香港終院非常任法官一職，前終院非常任法官何熙怡亦公開呼籲所有英、澳、加法官應辭職。不過范理申繼續留任，政府在受勳名單上形容他是香港法治的「堅實支持者」，亦是香港的「良朋益友」。