Hong Kong Law & Policy

New Report: Violence, Squalor, and Indoctrination Inside Hong Kong’s Prisons

Based on testimony from former prisoners—many speaking out for the first time—our new report documents systemic violence, political control, and…

Sep 7 • 

Samuel Bickett

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December 2024

My Latest Report: Amid Hong Kong's National Security Crackdown, Government Transparency is Suffering

The findings suggest a sharp decline in open government, which will inevitably lead to increased corruption and self-dealing

Dec 16, 2024 • 

Samuel Bickett

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July 2024

Beneath the Harbor: Hong Kong's Leading Role in Sanctions Evasion

In my new report with CFHK, we expose how Hong Kong--with the government's blessing--has become the favorite base of those seeking to trade with Russia…

Jul 22, 2024 • 

Samuel Bickett

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May 2024

Hong Kong's foreign judges should resign: Our new report shows why

In a new report from the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, Alyssa Fong and I examine the role British, Australian and Canadian judges play…

May 14, 2024 • 

Samuel Bickett

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April 2024

The Biden Administration is Failing Hong Kong

Here's why I'm frustrated, and why both Hongkongers and Americans should feel let down by the Administration's response to Hong Kong's Article 23 NSL

Apr 4, 2024 • 

Samuel Bickett

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February 2024

A request to my subscribers

The Hong Kong government is trying to cut off funding to pro-democracy advocates abroad. It’s working.

Feb 3, 2024 • 

Samuel Bickett

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Hong Kong’s new “Article 23” security law: Extending China's shroud of secrecy over Hong Kong

New state secrets and foreign interference offenses will adopt Mainland China’s approach to information control, while eliminating even more rights for…

Feb 1, 2024 • 

Samuel Bickett

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December 2023

The railroading of Jimmy Lai

The media mogul's national security show trial begins on Monday, but it is not his first. Here is a look back at how Hong Kong's judges have kept Lai…

Dec 16, 2023 • 

Samuel Bickett

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November 2023

Battle cries and bluster: Decoding Hong Kong's reactions to proposed new U.S. sanctions

The ferocity of the response to the newly-introduced Hong Kong Sanctions Act is all bark and no bite, yet underscores the impact its passage could have…

Nov 9, 2023 • 

Samuel Bickett

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October 2023

23 US-based Hong Kong organizations call out US financial firms for attending next month's Hong Kong Financial Summit

Sanctioned Chief Executive John Lee and other officials overseeing the human rights crackdown are expected to attend and meet the American and global…

Oct 24, 2023 • 

Samuel Bickett

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August 2023

In the Court of Final Appeal's most recent national security judgment, there's more than meets the eye

A decision on mandatory minimums that seemed at first glance to play by Beijing's rules holds a few surprising signs of pushback within

Aug 23, 2023 • 

Samuel Bickett

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July 2023

Charged with one crime, convicted of another: how one baffling rioting conviction exposes Hong Kong's broken courts

With the number of dissidents unjustly imprisoned on rioting charges growing, Alvin Cheng's unjust treatment underscores the alarming lengths some Hong…

Jul 23, 2023 • 

Samuel Bickett

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