HK new legal head to 'uphold the law'

Hong Kong's incoming legal chief Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah said on Friday that her top mission is to "uphold the rule of law".

Cheng made the remark in a news conference after the State Council approved the recommendation of Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's chief executive, to appoint her as secretary for justice.

Cheng will take up her duties on Saturday, replacing Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung, who decided to leave the post for personal reasons.