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Hong Kong is independent in name only - it is totally a part of China, yet the charade continues that Hong Kong has some autonomy. The reason for this, of course, is to lure foreign investment, but it's not really working.
What if the lawyer is from Taiwan? >

To be fair, Taiwan is over a sea. No matter it's sovereignty status. >

Who still believes Hong Kong has a modicum of autonomy? >

Title: China gives HK leader power to bar overseas lawyers.
Reality: China orders HK leader to bar overseas lawyers.(and a fuck ton of other things, especially the last decade) >

I wonder why this shouldn't apply to the cosmopolitan makeup of their Court of Final Appeal judges