UK remain campaign strategist to head Hong Kong PR push

Consulum's Ryan Coetzee worked for Nick Clegg's Liberal Democrats up to 2015 election

Hong Kong has turned to the former director of strategy of the UK remain campaign in the Brexit referendum to revive its reputation, amid further scrutiny of the role played by London-based political operatives that advise overseas governments.

The Hong Kong government awarded a 5m public relations contract to the Mayfair-headquartered Consulum as part of its Relaunch Hong Kong" campaign, shortly before Beijing introduced a new security law designed to crush pro-democracy protests in the territory.