A member of the public reacts as police arrest people on suspicion of being anti-government protesters, in the Kowloon Bay area of Hong Kong on September 3. Photo: EPA-EFE

Joshua M. Zimmerman

Hong Kong protests: if the government won’t agree to police conduct inquiry, the people can go it alone

A formal, independent review of police conduct, while invaluable, may be difficult for Carrie Lam’s government to order for fear of revolt within the ranks

Ordinary Hongkongers could use crowdfunding to set up a bipartisan, independent panel with marquee names in law and its enforcement

Joshua M. Zimmerman

Published: 11:00am, 5 Oct, 2019

Updated: 11:00am, 5 Oct, 2019

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A member of the public reacts as police arrest people on suspicion of being anti-government protesters, in the Kowloon Bay area of Hong Kong on September 3. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Joshua M. Zimmerman is a former corporate lawyer who has advised on debt and equity financings throughout Asia. A Washington, DC native and Hong Kong resident since 1997, he joined the New York bar in 1997 and became a Hong Kong solicitor in 2011.

Hong Kong protests: if the government won’t agree to police conduct inquiry, the people can go it alone

A formal, independent review of police conduct, while invaluable, may be difficult for Carrie Lam’s government to order for fear of revolt within the ranks Ordinary Hongkongers could use crowdfunding to set up a bipartisan, independent panel with marquee names in law and its enforcement

A formal, independent review of police conduct, while invaluable, may be difficult for Carrie Lam’s government to order for fear of revolt within the ranks

Ordinary Hongkongers could use crowdfunding to set up a bipartisan, independent panel with marquee names in law and its enforcement