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

Nov 8, 2026

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 handed to 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,”...

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