Justin Bong-Kwan

Lawyer and writer based in Hong Kong, covering current and international affairs, history, politics, culture, society and criminal justice.

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A fantastic read by @HistoryWriterHK

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What a shame to lose such a great legal mind.

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In case you missed it. My most recent for @SCMPNews

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It’s Black History Month, and we are focusing on 28 seminal Black figures — one for each day of February — who don’t often make the history books.

You may not know their names. But these courageous Black Americans made a huge impact. https://t.co/u14xjsDvaC

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Legendary talk show host Larry King has died at age 87 https://t.co/FMn38NWfkk

[Globe Opinion @GlobeDebate]

Jan. 21: ‘There should be no place in Canadian government for someone like Derek Sloan.’ Readers react after Conservative MP receives white supremacist donation, plus other letters to the editor https://t.co/JEj2o2q2pc

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My latest.

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Hong Kong’s growing sense of identity as a Chinese city is natural and should be embraced https://t.co/XmPmDPCN2X

[LSE Inequalities @LSEInequalities]

"We must never forget there is no lack of food in the UK; there is also no lack of money. What there is, is a lack of political will and accountability." | Imogen Richmond-Bishop on carrot ends, @MarcusRashford and the human right the government forgot.

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David Perry QC returns.
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Hong Kong’s new chief justice pushes back at attacks on judges, defends judicial independence in inaugural speech https://t.co/JT7sp6pBoF

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Will war on drugs continue to fuel violence in Latin America under @JoeBiden ?

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At least nine people were killed as gunmen opened fire at a wake in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. The region is at the center of a turf war between rival drug cartels. https://t.co/Dt3TquGLjj

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Bobi Wine, a musician-turned-lawmaker running to unseat Uganda's longtime strongman president, Yoweri Museveni, has filed a complaint in the International Criminal Court alleging multiple human rights abuses against him and other opposition politicians. https://t.co/v69BrDLVL9

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And then there was silence @realDonaldTrump

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The preceding presidency must have gone rather awry if an incoming president has to make this clear.

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

Merrick Garland will serve as the Attorney General of the United States — not as my personal lawyer.

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No one can tell me that if it had been a group of Black Lives Matter protestors yesterday that they wouldn’t have been treated very differently than the mob that stormed the Capitol.

We all know that’s true — and it’s unacceptable.

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I don’t get it.

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Supporters of President Trump march down the streets of Tokyo

[The Guardian @guardian]

Maga v BLM: how police handled the Capitol mob and George Floyd activists – in pictures https://t.co/yhELypmEcF

[The Independent @Independent]

What if the DC rioters were Black? I think we know the answer | Aja Hannah https://t.co/jAsiz2b1Fx