Antony Dapiran is a writer, lawyer and photographer, and the author of two books, including City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong which was long-listed for the Walkley Book Award (2020). His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, New Statesman, The Guardian, Foreign Policy, South China Morning Post and elsewhere. He is a regular commentator on television and radio, including BBC, CNN, CNBC and Australia's ABC. He resided between Hong Kong and Beijing for three decades and is now based in Melbourne, Australia.