Philip Dykes Explained

Philip Dykes
Term Start:January 2018
Term End:January 2021
Term Start1:January 2005
Term End1:January 2007
Successor1:Rimsky Yuen
Birth Date:2 June 1953
Birth Place:Warrington, Lancashire, England
Alma Mater:Lincoln College, Oxford
Lincoln's Inn
Children:Rebecca, Harriet and Sebastian
Philip John Dykes
Order:ts
T:戴啓思
S:戴启思
J:Daai3 Kai2 Si1
Y:Daai Kái Sī
P:Dài Qǐsī

Philip John Dykes (; born 2 June 1953) is a Hong Kong barrister and was the Chairman of the Council of the Hong Kong Bar Association from 2018-2021.[1] He had already served in that position from 2005 to 2007.[2] Dykes developed a practice in constitutional and administrative law and has emerged as a voice defending the rule of law in Hong Kong.[3] [4]

In 2020, Dykes entered the race for the Legislative Council's Legal Constituency seat in the first election following the adoption of the national security law.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Paul Lam, Philip Dykes to square off in Bar Association election. January 2, 2018. Hong Kong Economic Journal. February 6, 2018. February 6, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180206190351/http://www.ejinsight.com/20180102-paul-lam-philip-dykes-to-square-off-in-bar-association-election/. live.
  2. News: Human rights lawyer Philip Dykes calls for expanded legal aid in Bar Council election platform. January 8, 2018. Hong Kong Free Press. February 6, 2018. January 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220103173936/https://hongkongfp.com/2018/01/08/human-rights-lawyer-philip-dykes-calls-expanded-legal-aid-bar-council-election-platform/. live.
  3. Web site: Hong Kong Free Press Interview . 2018-02-06 . 2018-12-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181229214335/https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/30/interview-barrister-philip-dykes-says-rising-voices-judicial-review-will-harm-hong-kongs-rule-law/ . live .
  4. News: Legal eagles led by Philip Dykes to run in Hong Kong Bar Association polls, vowing to ‘stand fearlessly’ for judicial independence. December 23, 2017. South China Morning Post. February 6, 2018. February 7, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180207030444/http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2125512/legal-eagles-led-philip-dykes-contest-hong-kong-bar-council. live.
  5. News: 戴啟思證報名參選法律界-稱為選舉「增加確定性」-倘當選將辭公會. 30 July 2020. 眾新聞 Citizen News. 3 January 2022. 12 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210712045700/https://www.hkcnews.com/article/32433/%E6%88%B4%E5%95%9F%E6%80%9D-%E7%AB%8B%E6%B3%95%E6%9C%83%E9%81%B8%E8%88%89-%E9%83%AD%E6%A6%AE%E9%8F%97-32433/%E6%88%B4%E5%95%9F%E6%80%9D%E8%AD%89%E5%A0%B1%E5%90%8D%E5%8F%83%E9%81%B8%E6%B3%95%E5%BE%8B%E7%95%8C-%E7%A8%B1%E7%82%BA%E9%81%B8%E8%88%89%E3%80%8C%E5%A2%9E%E5%8A%A0%E7%A2%BA%E5%AE%9A%E6%80%A7%E3%80%8D-%E5%80%98%E7%95%B6%E9%81%B8%E5%B0%87%E8%BE%AD%E5%85%AC%E6%9C%83. live.