Philip Dykes

Philip John Dykes QC SC (Chinese: 戴啓思; born 2 June 1953) is a Hong Kong barrister and current Chairman of the Council of the Hong Kong Bar Association.[1] He had already served in that position from 2005 to 2006.[2] Dykes has developed a practice in constitutional and administrative law and has emerged as a prolific voice defending the rule of law in Hong Kong. [3][4]

Philip Dykes

Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association
Assumed office
January 2018
Preceded byPaul Lam
In office
January 2005  January 2007
Preceded byEdward Chan
Succeeded byRimsky Yuen
Personal details
Born (1953-06-02) 2 June 1953
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

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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