Opposition Lawmakers Dismissed in Hong Kong, Once Again Raising Questions About City’s Rule of Law

Opposition lawmakers (L to R) Dennis Kwok, Alvin Yeung, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung during a news conference at the Legislative Council after the Hong Kong  government removed them following the passage of a law in China allowing the disqualification of officials deemed “unpatriotic.” Photo: Billy H.C. Kwok/Bloomberg

The rule of law in Hong Kong is being questioned once again after four opposition lawmakers, including two barristers, were dismissed from their roles, prompting nearly all of Hong Kong’s remaining opposition lawmakers to resign in protest.