Philip Dykes
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| Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association | |
| Assumed office January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Lam |
| In office January 2005 – January 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Chan |
| Succeeded by | Rimsky Yuen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1953-06-02) 2 June 1953 (age 71) Warrington, Lancashire, England |
| Children | Rebecca, Harriet and Sebastian |
| Alma mater | Lincoln College, Oxford Lincoln's Inn |
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| Philip John Dykes | |||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 戴啓思 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 戴启思 | ||||||||||||
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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]
