UK judges resign from HK court over security law

LONDON, Mar 30 (Reuters): Two senior British judges, including the president of the UK Supreme Court, announced their resignation from Hong Kong's highest court, saying their role was untenable because of a security law China imposed on the former British colony.

Robert Reed, who heads Britain's top judicial body, said on Wednesday that he and colleague Patrick Hodge would relinquish their roles as non-permanent judges on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (HKCFA).

"I have concluded, in agreement with the government, that the judges of the Supreme Court cannot continue to sit in Hong Kong without appearing to endorse an administration which has departed from values of political freedom, and freedom of expression," Reed said in a statement.

"Lord Hodge and I have accordingly submitted our resignations as non-permanent judges of the HKCFA with immediate effect."