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The Progressive Lawyers Group (法政匯思), formed at 27 January, 2015, is a pro-democracy professional group formed by local barristers, solicitors, law students and citizens holding law degrees. It aims to uphold the rule of law, judicial independence and the values of law professionals in Hong Kong.

Formation
The group was founded 2015 after the Occupy Central Movement. It aims to project the voice of local law practitioners, and to uphold pro-democratic values in Hong Kong. The group have since then commented on major Hong Kong political events, such as the Causeway Bay Books disappearances, Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014 , the National Anthem Bill and the 709 crackdown.

Current Status
The group currently engages in different local activities, which includes commenting on Hong Kong affairs in legal standpoint, conducting research for policies in Hong Kong in a legal standpoint, organise street stalls to educate and communicate with the public, and to give talks to local schools and universities. The group also raises money for social movements and projects and write articles in both Chinese and English through different media outlets in Hong Kong.