Hong Kong marked the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on Tuesday with more than 400 events, discounts on public transport and at certain restaurants, and free admission to government-managed museums.

A British judge of Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal has resigned, making him the latest foreign justice to leave the apex court this year, according to reports.

A record fifth foreign judge will leave Hong Kong’s top court this year, further thinning the ranks of overseas jurists whose presence was seen as a selling point for foreign companies looking to do business in the Asian finance hub.

A third British judge has left a top Hong Kong Court amid growing calls for them to step down over a China-imposed crackdown on dissent. Lord Nicholas Phillips, 86, has left his post as an overseas non-permanent judge on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal for “personal reasons” after his contract ended on Monday.