Kevin Yam 任建峰
@kevinkfyam.bsky.social
@kevinkfyam on Twitter.
PhD candidate, Melbourne Law School. Senior Fellow @georgetowncal.bsky.social. Activist/ex-lawyer, #HongKong. Cricket tragic. AFL Hawks fan. Foodie. Views my own.
PhD candidate, Melbourne Law School. Senior Fellow @georgetowncal.bsky.social. Activist/ex-lawyer, #HongKong. Cricket tragic. AFL Hawks fan. Foodie. Views my own.
A huge thanks to Law Council of Australia, the country’s peak national legal body, for speaking out against my Hong Kong disbarment within a day of it being made public.
My disbarment is not just about me. It is a reflection of where the Hong Kong legal system is at right now.
My disbarment is not just about me. It is a reflection of where the Hong Kong legal system is at right now.
August 23, 2025 at 6:59 AM
A huge thanks to Law Council of Australia, the country’s peak national legal body, for speaking out against my Hong Kong disbarment within a day of it being made public.
My disbarment is not just about me. It is a reflection of where the Hong Kong legal system is at right now.
My disbarment is not just about me. It is a reflection of where the Hong Kong legal system is at right now.
Here is my response to being struck off from the roll of Hong Kong Solicitors, which was made public today in the Hong Kong Government Gazette.
(Link to Gazette entry: www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/eng...)
(Link to Gazette entry: www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/eng...)
August 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Here is my response to being struck off from the roll of Hong Kong Solicitors, which was made public today in the Hong Kong Government Gazette.
(Link to Gazette entry: www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/eng...)
(Link to Gazette entry: www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/eng...)
Great to see @badiucao.bsky.social, Cheng Lei, Kylie Moore-Gilbert and many other friends at Badi’s exhibition at Goldstone Gallery in Melbourne last night!
August 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Great to see @badiucao.bsky.social, Cheng Lei, Kylie Moore-Gilbert and many other friends at Badi’s exhibition at Goldstone Gallery in Melbourne last night!
The HK Government extended the terms of 3 HK Court of Final Appeal non-Permanent Judges by another 3 years. One of them is former Australian High Court Justice William Gummow. His extension at a time when Hong Kong’s crackdown on dissent continues to intensify is highly disappointing.
July 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The HK Government extended the terms of 3 HK Court of Final Appeal non-Permanent Judges by another 3 years. One of them is former Australian High Court Justice William Gummow. His extension at a time when Hong Kong’s crackdown on dissent continues to intensify is highly disappointing.
Tried doing a half marathon race for the first time at the ripe old age of nearly 49! Am pretty slow, but the main thing is to get to the finish line. The road is long, and I’m always that so many of you are running and fighting alongside me.
July 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Tried doing a half marathon race for the first time at the ripe old age of nearly 49! Am pretty slow, but the main thing is to get to the finish line. The road is long, and I’m always that so many of you are running and fighting alongside me.
Today marks the 5th anniversary of Hong Kong’s National Security Law.
This day 5 years ago, things were going very well for me - I just got promoted from salaried partner to equity partner at an international law firm. 5 years on, I am now a PhD student with a HKNSL bounty over my head. (1/3)
This day 5 years ago, things were going very well for me - I just got promoted from salaried partner to equity partner at an international law firm. 5 years on, I am now a PhD student with a HKNSL bounty over my head. (1/3)
July 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Today marks the 5th anniversary of Hong Kong’s National Security Law.
This day 5 years ago, things were going very well for me - I just got promoted from salaried partner to equity partner at an international law firm. 5 years on, I am now a PhD student with a HKNSL bounty over my head. (1/3)
This day 5 years ago, things were going very well for me - I just got promoted from salaried partner to equity partner at an international law firm. 5 years on, I am now a PhD student with a HKNSL bounty over my head. (1/3)
Hong Kong solicitor and democracy movement veteran Albert Ho has had his right to practice as a solicitor suspended for 3 months and ordered to pay HK$180000 in the costs of the Hong Kong Law Society in prosecuting him. He was found to have “engaged in conduct … (1/4)
June 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Hong Kong solicitor and democracy movement veteran Albert Ho has had his right to practice as a solicitor suspended for 3 months and ordered to pay HK$180000 in the costs of the Hong Kong Law Society in prosecuting him. He was found to have “engaged in conduct … (1/4)
Downloading and playing an online game (and paying to play the game and for certain of its settings and features) is now considered national security crimes in Hong Kong.
It’s the best advertisement that the makers of the game can have.
It’s the best advertisement that the makers of the game can have.
June 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Downloading and playing an online game (and paying to play the game and for certain of its settings and features) is now considered national security crimes in Hong Kong.
It’s the best advertisement that the makers of the game can have.
It’s the best advertisement that the makers of the game can have.
On this day 13 years ago, Tiananmen activist Li Wangyang was killed by PRC days after he gave a defiant interview to Hong Kong media.
On this day, jailed HK democracy activist Joshua Wong has more trumped up NatSec charges piled on him.
RIP Li Wangyang.
Free Joshua Wong.
On this day, jailed HK democracy activist Joshua Wong has more trumped up NatSec charges piled on him.
RIP Li Wangyang.
Free Joshua Wong.
June 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
On this day 13 years ago, Tiananmen activist Li Wangyang was killed by PRC days after he gave a defiant interview to Hong Kong media.
On this day, jailed HK democracy activist Joshua Wong has more trumped up NatSec charges piled on him.
RIP Li Wangyang.
Free Joshua Wong.
On this day, jailed HK democracy activist Joshua Wong has more trumped up NatSec charges piled on him.
RIP Li Wangyang.
Free Joshua Wong.
History will not be forgotten, even if tyrants spent 36 years trying to wipe out all memory and hope.
Let us also remember the likes of Hong Kong political prisoner Chow Hang Tung, who is on a 36-hour hunger strike as an act of remembrance.
Lest We Forget.
#TiananmenMassacre
Let us also remember the likes of Hong Kong political prisoner Chow Hang Tung, who is on a 36-hour hunger strike as an act of remembrance.
Lest We Forget.
#TiananmenMassacre
June 4, 2025 at 6:43 AM
History will not be forgotten, even if tyrants spent 36 years trying to wipe out all memory and hope.
Let us also remember the likes of Hong Kong political prisoner Chow Hang Tung, who is on a 36-hour hunger strike as an act of remembrance.
Lest We Forget.
#TiananmenMassacre
Let us also remember the likes of Hong Kong political prisoner Chow Hang Tung, who is on a 36-hour hunger strike as an act of remembrance.
Lest We Forget.
#TiananmenMassacre
The Law Society of South Australia has spoken out against attempts to intimidate lawyer Ted Hui, which coincides with Hong Kong’s ruthless authoritarian turn in recent years. I’m not holding my breath for the Law Society of Hong Kong to speak out in my defence.
June 3, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The Law Society of South Australia has spoken out against attempts to intimidate lawyer Ted Hui, which coincides with Hong Kong’s ruthless authoritarian turn in recent years. I’m not holding my breath for the Law Society of Hong Kong to speak out in my defence.
Great musical with lots of meaning for those of us fighting tyranny. The performance was brilliant.
Alas - the lady who sat to my left thought that she was at karaoke, and it was not always easy to block out her at best very ordinary voice and focus on the performance.
Alas - the lady who sat to my left thought that she was at karaoke, and it was not always easy to block out her at best very ordinary voice and focus on the performance.
May 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Great musical with lots of meaning for those of us fighting tyranny. The performance was brilliant.
Alas - the lady who sat to my left thought that she was at karaoke, and it was not always easy to block out her at best very ordinary voice and focus on the performance.
Alas - the lady who sat to my left thought that she was at karaoke, and it was not always easy to block out her at best very ordinary voice and focus on the performance.
I have been a disillusioned Catholic for a while now, thanks mainly to the Holy See’s caving into China. But compared with the social media tidal wave of “Christians” (they really mean a certain type of … (1/3)
May 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I have been a disillusioned Catholic for a while now, thanks mainly to the Holy See’s caving into China. But compared with the social media tidal wave of “Christians” (they really mean a certain type of … (1/3)
Life as a person wanted by China/Hong Kong on trumped up political charges is never straightforward, and I would be lying if I were to say that I never feel worn down. But there is no better pick-me-up than going down to the MCG to support my mighty Hawks!
April 21, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Life as a person wanted by China/Hong Kong on trumped up political charges is never straightforward, and I would be lying if I were to say that I never feel worn down. But there is no better pick-me-up than going down to the MCG to support my mighty Hawks!
You know you’re speeding headlong towards authoritarianism when people start spouting “good emperor, bad mandarins” narratives…
April 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
You know you’re speeding headlong towards authoritarianism when people start spouting “good emperor, bad mandarins” narratives…
One of the stories from Trumpism is that his support from the financial world had tended to come from buy-side guys (eg hedge funds, private equity) while sell-side guys (eg investment bankers) tended to stay neutral or backed Democrats. How idiotic do buy-side guys look now?
April 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
One of the stories from Trumpism is that his support from the financial world had tended to come from buy-side guys (eg hedge funds, private equity) while sell-side guys (eg investment bankers) tended to stay neutral or backed Democrats. How idiotic do buy-side guys look now?
There is bipartisanship in Australian politics on not cosying up geopolitically to authoritarian China (the lease was granted by a territory level conservative government, and neither major party lined the deal at a federal level), even if the US might be less reliable nowadays.
April 4, 2025 at 7:59 AM
There is bipartisanship in Australian politics on not cosying up geopolitically to authoritarian China (the lease was granted by a territory level conservative government, and neither major party lined the deal at a federal level), even if the US might be less reliable nowadays.
So 6 #HongKong officials have been sanctioned by the US for their roles in, amongst other things, the transnational repression of HK democracy activists in the US, the UK, Canada and Australia.
It is time the UK, Canadian and Australian governments followed suit … (1/4)
It is time the UK, Canadian and Australian governments followed suit … (1/4)
April 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
So 6 #HongKong officials have been sanctioned by the US for their roles in, amongst other things, the transnational repression of HK democracy activists in the US, the UK, Canada and Australia.
It is time the UK, Canadian and Australian governments followed suit … (1/4)
It is time the UK, Canadian and Australian governments followed suit … (1/4)
Paul Chiang, why don’t you f***ing try having a f***ing bounty placed over your similarly bald (like mine) f***ing head by the world’s biggest authoritarian state and see how you f***ing feel about your c***ish remarks. Your apology is not accepted.
March 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Paul Chiang, why don’t you f***ing try having a f***ing bounty placed over your similarly bald (like mine) f***ing head by the world’s biggest authoritarian state and see how you f***ing feel about your c***ish remarks. Your apology is not accepted.
So Chinese antitrust regulators put a hold on Hutchison’s Panama port deal. In addition, subject to working through complex deal and corporate structures and any Stock Exchange Listing Rules issues, under Hong Kong’s National Security Law, … (1/3)
March 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
So Chinese antitrust regulators put a hold on Hutchison’s Panama port deal. In addition, subject to working through complex deal and corporate structures and any Stock Exchange Listing Rules issues, under Hong Kong’s National Security Law, … (1/3)
Another strong response from Senator Penny Wong after Ted Hui also got the same sorts of threatening letters that I received. Ted and I are lucky to have the support of Australian Government and media - when are their UK counterparts … (1/2)
Weblink: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Weblink: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
March 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Another strong response from Senator Penny Wong after Ted Hui also got the same sorts of threatening letters that I received. Ted and I are lucky to have the support of Australian Government and media - when are their UK counterparts … (1/2)
Weblink: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Weblink: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Personally I should thank @thetimes.com for letting its British audience know about my plight. But why didn’t it and many of the major UK media cover identical things happening in the UK to @carmenlau.bsky.social and Tong Chung back in February? If there was more noise … (1/3)
March 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Personally I should thank @thetimes.com for letting its British audience know about my plight. But why didn’t it and many of the major UK media cover identical things happening in the UK to @carmenlau.bsky.social and Tong Chung back in February? If there was more noise … (1/3)
Specifically in relation to “who did it” to Ted and me, note that the Chinese Foreign Ministry threw all manner of diversionary invective but did not actually deny anything. (2/2)
March 20, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Specifically in relation to “who did it” to Ted and me, note that the Chinese Foreign Ministry threw all manner of diversionary invective but did not actually deny anything. (2/2)
Thank you to Melbourne’s The Age for publishing my op-ed on the wider implications for Australia-China relations arising from the latest threats against Hui and me. (1/2)
Op-Ed Weblink: www.theage.com.au/national/i-h...
Op-Ed Weblink: www.theage.com.au/national/i-h...
March 20, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Thank you to Melbourne’s The Age for publishing my op-ed on the wider implications for Australia-China relations arising from the latest threats against Hui and me. (1/2)
Op-Ed Weblink: www.theage.com.au/national/i-h...
Op-Ed Weblink: www.theage.com.au/national/i-h...
Some personal news: in accordance with university milestones requirements, one year into my PhD at Melbourne Law School, I am now confirmed as a PhD candidate! I thank my PhD supervisors, supervisory committee chair, and academic assessor.
AND I DEDICATE MY PHD TO BENNY TAI.
AND I DEDICATE MY PHD TO BENNY TAI.
March 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Some personal news: in accordance with university milestones requirements, one year into my PhD at Melbourne Law School, I am now confirmed as a PhD candidate! I thank my PhD supervisors, supervisory committee chair, and academic assessor.
AND I DEDICATE MY PHD TO BENNY TAI.
AND I DEDICATE MY PHD TO BENNY TAI.