Lawyers exit Hong Kong as they face a campaign of intimidation

Many lawyers and legal academics have quietly departed, mostly to Britain, Australia and North America.

James Pomfret, Greg Torode, Anne Marie Roantree and David Lague

Dec 31, 2022 – 6.00am

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Hong Kong | Anonymous threats sent by text message and email. GPS tracking devices placed under a car, and Chinese “funeral money” sent to an office. Ambushes by reporters working for state-controlled media. Accusations of disloyalty in the press.

These are some of the methods deployed in a campaign of intimidation being waged against lawyers in Hong Kong who take on human rights cases, have criticised a China-imposed national security law or raised alarms about threats to the rule of law.

Reuters