There’s no stopping a runaway train.
The controversial high-speed rail link between Hong Kong and the mainland appears set to open next month after the High Court rejected an application to delay its opening.
Opponents of the project — which will see mainland security officials stationed in Hong Kong — had filed for an injunction to stop it from opening before legal challenges to the law underpinning the controversial arrangement were heard.
But according to am730, the court rejected the plea, saying an injunction would entail huge economic costs to the city.
Five applications for judicial review have been filed against the “co-location” bill, which passed Legco in June following a heated debate.
A hearing is scheduled for Oct. 30.
Among those challenging the bill are former lawmakers Leung Kwok-hung, also known as “long hair” and Youngspiration’s Sixtus Leung.
The pair, who were both stripped of their seats in Legco for “improperly” taking their oaths of office, filed the application for an injunction last month.
Former civil servant Kwok Cheuk-kin, Neo-Democrats member Jeff Ku, and social worker Hendrick Lui have also lodged judicial reviews.
