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Two of Britain’s most high-profile former judges have resigned from Hong Kong’s top court as China continues its years-long crackdown on political dissent in the territory.
Lord Jonathan Sumption and Lord Lawrence Collins, both former UK Supreme Court judges, told the Financial Times they had resigned as non-permanent judges on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal this week.
Sumption, who was appointed to the court in 2019, said he would make a statement “in due…