A criminal complaint has been made against a Chinese official in Australia by a university student who claims he has been the victim of organised crime due to assaults and threats made against him following a campus rally he organised in support of the Hong Kong protests.

Drew Pavlou was attacked during a protest on campus on July 24 by three masked men, who punched him in the head and ribs and tore up a sign he was holding.

In a letter delivered last week to Queensland Police and the Queensland Attorney-General, Mr Pavlou’s lawyer wrote that from the manner in which the assault took place it appeared the assailants were not students, and might have been directed by Chinese authorities.

Drew Pavlou on campus. Credit:Facebook

"My client, Drew Pavlou, has been a victim of organised crime and now wishes to file a complaint with the Queensland Police," the letter begins.