Nine foreign judges to stay on Hong Kong's top court

Judges from common law jurisdictions are invited to sit as non-permanent members at Hong Kong's top court

Nine foreign judges from Britain, Australia and Canada confirmed Thursday they will stay on Hong Kong's top court after two senior British justices resigned to avoid endorsing China's crackdown on political freedoms in the financial hub.

City leader Carrie Lam described the resignations on Thursday as a "political plot" by the British government which has repeatedly criticised China's clampdown in Hong Kong.