Complainant:  Chi-Sang Poon, PhD, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Hong Kong Rule of Law Initiative (HKROLIN)

Against: The Honourable Chief Justice Andrew Cheung, The Honourable Mr Justice Ribeiro, The Honourable Mr Justice Fok, The Honourable Mr Justice Lam

Date: 12 August 2025

Joinder: Complaint #2 (Ref. No.: (8) in LM (5) to JUD SCJC 1-70/3 Pt.97, filed 15 April 2024) and Annex 2 (filed 03 September 2024)

I. Cause for Complaint

1. This Complaint joins and supplements Complaint #2 (filed 15 April 2024) and Annex 2 (filed 03 September 2024), which together allege that the Court of Final Appeal (CFA) Appeal Committee failed to uphold judicial independence in the face of political overreach by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC) and the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the HKSAR (NSC).

2. The interference originated in Secretary for Justice v. Timothy Wynn Owen KC [2022] HKCFA 23 (“Owen case”), and culminated in Lai Chee-Ying v. Secretary for Justice [2023] HKCFI 1382. In the latter, the NSC’s denial of a visa for Mr Owen—citing an NPCSC interpretation issued after the Owen case—effectively nullified the CFA’s prior approval and compromised Mr Lai’s right to a fair trial.

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