A Hong Kong Judge Changes His Spots

Kwok Wai-Kin has transformed from an unassuming civil servant to a virulently pro-Beijing national security judge

Mar 09, 2023

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By: Samuel Bickett

Hong Kong District Court Judge Kwok Wai-Kin

The following, though much longer than Asia Sentinel’s normal articles, is reprinted with permission from the “Hong Kong Law & Policy” blog on Substack of Samuel Bickett, formerly an American corporate lawyer who was arrested in 2019 for allegedly interfering with a police officer who refused …

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