Philip Dykes

Philip Dykes
KC SC
Dykes in 2020
Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association
In office
January 2018 – January 2021
Preceded byPaul Lam
Succeeded byPaul Harris
In office
January 2005 – January 2007
Preceded byEdward Chan
Succeeded byRimsky Yuen
Personal details
Born (1953-06-02) 2 June 1953 (age 71)
Warrington, Lancashire, England
ChildrenRebecca, Harriet and Sebastian
Alma materLincoln College, Oxford
Lincoln's Inn
Philip John Dykes
Traditional Chinese戴啓思
Simplified Chinese戴启思
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDài Qǐsī
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDaai Kái Sī
JyutpingDaai3 Kai2 Si1

Philip John Dykes KC SC (Chinese: 戴啓思; 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]

References

  1. ^ "Paul Lam, Philip Dykes to square off in Bar Association election". Hong Kong Economic Journal. January 2, 2018. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Human rights lawyer Philip Dykes calls for expanded legal aid in Bar Council election platform". Hong Kong Free Press. January 8, 2018. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "Hong Kong Free Press Interview". Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  4. ^ "Legal eagles led by Philip Dykes to run in Hong Kong Bar Association polls, vowing to 'stand fearlessly' for judicial independence". South China Morning Post. December 23, 2017. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "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". 眾新聞 Citizen News. 30 July 2020. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.