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Hong Kong must build ‘reassuring’ environment amid political criticism: Paul Lam

Hong KongPaul Lam Ting-kwokJoshua Wong Chi-fung

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Hong Kong's Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok said the city must focus on practical work to build a safe and convenient environment and reassure the international community, after 10 countries issued a joint statement criticizing the latest jail sentence on opposition activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung.

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Ten countries issued a joint statement decrying the latest jail sentence on opposition activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung, prompting Hong Kong's justice minister to address international criticism of its legal system.

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Hong Kong must focus on the “practical work” of building a safe and convenient environment and reassuring the international community amid criticism of its legal system, the justice minister has said, after 10 countries issued a joint statement decrying the latest jail sentence on opposition activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung.

“It is inevitable that their criticism will continue… Political realities have to be dealt with, but I do not think we should allow them to distract us from our focus,” Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok told a radio programme on Sunday.

“We must get practical work done, because concrete results are what will attract people to Hong Kong, to support us through action.”

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  • What was the specific jail sentence given to Joshua Wong Chi-fung?
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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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