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Lawyers and the press Kemal Bokhary, one of three judges in Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal, spoke at the Hong Kong Journalists Association gala dinner in May. Here are some excerpts: “There is the similarity between the profession of the lawyer and the profession of the journalist. Each serves the public. And each must maintain standards among its members. Otherwise its ability to serve the public will be compromised. Equally, each must see to it that such maintenance of standards is done internally. “External control is to be avoided. How do I reconcile a controlled media with a free one? Quite simply, I do not. They are irreconcilable. A controlled media is not a free one. “Between the media and the judiciary there is also a great similarity – especially in Hong Kong. Free speech is the lifeblood of the media. Judicial independence is the lifeblood of the judiciary. The media must never engage in self-censorship. If it comes in, it is the end of the media as we know it. For the judiciary, the equivalent of self-censorship is seeking an interpretation to avoid a reinterpretation. “Beyond that similarity, there is symbiosis. The judiciary protects the media, and the media protects the judiciary. 14
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