Australian judge’s speech met by protest over his role in Hong Kong’s appeal court

Patrick Keane is one of only six overseas justices remaining on the bench since the introduction of draconian national security laws Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A speech by Australian judge Patrick Keane QC has been met by a vociferous protest over his continued presence on the bench of Hong Kong’s controversial court of final appeal. A slew of foreign judges has quit the court, with one arguing the rule of law in Hong Kong has been “profoundly compromised” and that the city-state is “becoming a totalitarian state”.