Patten Attacks China Over Hong Kong Judiciary Remarks

Patten Attacks China Over Hong Kong Judiciary Remarks
Protesters hold up a banner featuring a picture of Hong Kong's current leader, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, and reads: "689 Run away immediately" during a march at an annual protest in downtown Hong Kong Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Hong Kong residents marched through the streets of the former British colony to push for greater democracy in a rally fueled by anger over Beijing's recent warning that it holds the ultimate authority over the southern Chinese financial center. The protest comes days after nearly 800,000 residents voted in a mock referendum aimed at bolstering support for full democracy. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Protesters hold up a banner featuring a picture of Hong Kong's current leader, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, and reads: "689 Run away immediately" during a march at an annual protest in downtown Hong Kong Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Hong Kong residents marched through the streets of the former British colony to push for greater democracy in a rally fueled by anger over Beijing's recent warning that it holds the ultimate authority over the southern Chinese financial center. The protest comes days after nearly 800,000 residents voted in a mock referendum aimed at bolstering support for full democracy. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Chris Patten, the former British governor of Hong Kong, has waded into a heated debate about the territory’s relationship with Beijing by accusing China of trying to undermine judicial independence in the global financial centre.

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