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7/ For example, Israel’s security officials just rejected a bid from CK Hutchison Holdings for the potential security risks of Chinese involvement in plant construction in the disguise of "Hong Kong companies”. ft.com/content/31a900…
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8/ To safeguard the city’s freedoms and urge China to stop further misconduct, world leaders, not only the US, should consider sanctions on China as the only effective strategic option to send a warning signal to Beijing.
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10/ Democratic values and the virtue to respect treaties are the foundation of democracies. If China’s flagrant breach of Joint Declaration, a legally binding international treaty at the @UN, is tolerated, it will set a bad precedent to all other treaties and agreements alike.
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After @SecPompeo officially declares HK ‘no longer autonomous’, here is my msg to world leaders & foreign companies:
1/ National security law carries massive damage to expats & investors in HK. It will completely affect business interests in HK & leads to democratic backlashes.
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2/ In the past, Hong Kong has firewalls to fend off the political influence from China, such as guarantees of human rights protections, an independent judiciary and loose business regulations. These are the reasons why businesses choose Hong Kong as the destination of investment.
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3/ However, the law will profoundly erode the city’s firewalls, especially when a Beijing-led secret police branch is to be set up, & when Beijing’s board definition of national security is imposed. China treated stock markets & flow of capital as part of its national security.
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4/ The proposed law is the stepping stone for its future intervention. In order to protect the business interest in the city, especially those choosing Hong Kong as the regional headquarters, it is crucial for companies to voice out and oppose the passing of the law.
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5/ To maintain the autonomy status of HK is the only way to maintain business interest. Therefore, I call upon world leaders jointly express opposition against this law. Since the security law is hugely controversial, it can't be full legislative scrutiny & public consultation.
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6/ I also urge US, European and Asia’s leaders to reconsider whether Hongkong’s special trade status can still be held since, once the law is implemented, Hong Kong will be assimilated into China’s authoritarian regime, on both rule of law and human rights protections.
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The @CECCgov chairman is correct here. While @SecPompeo's decision today to declare #HongKong insufficiently autonomous from #China has taken many aback, it does reflect the actual situation, and hence its bipartisan support in DC and embrace by most pro-democracy Hong Kongers. twitter.com/RepMcGovern/st…
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For decades, Hong Kong has facilitated the influx of global capital and otherwise unavailable goods (e.g. high-tech products) into China. Leaders in Beijing continue to reap the benefits of this arrangement while our freedoms deteriorate. They can't have it both ways.
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Our hope is that a drastic change of American policy will encourage them to reverse course on Hong Kong. For the past year, we've been fighting, first, against extradition arrangements with China and, now, a sweeping national-security law. The world must not turn a blind eye.
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If the U.S. no longer treats Hong Kong as a separate customs territory, will our economy suffer? Of course! It's painful to acknowledge that the stock market may plunge, unemployment numbers may rise and foreign businesses may flee. Yet the hit is necessary.
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The @CECCgov co-chairman, again, is spot-on here. I understand @SecPompeo's decision may cause anxieties among some in Hong Kong and the U.S., but it's ultimately the most sensible move when it comes to safeguarding our autonomy, in light of the difficult circumstances. twitter.com/SenRubioPress/…
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How to talk for two minutes straight and say absolutely nothing? 🤪 twitter.com/IvanCNN/status…
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“Hong Kong is not under the framework of one country, two systems anymore,” Joshua Wong told @FoxBusiness before @SecPompeo's decision on Wednesday.
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He said the Chinese government “took advantage" of the global COVID-19 pandemic to introduce its national security law, adding that Hong Kong should not be recognized as a free port anymore as Beijing is not respecting the Sino-British Joint Declaration or the U.S.-HK Policy Act.
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1/ Despite foreign doubts and #Hongkongers’ criticism, #NPC just passed #nationalsecuritylegislation. # China unilaterally imposes the law with its legislation entirely under a black box, with no legislative scrutiny and public consultation.
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2/ Today’s decision is a direct assault on the will of #HKers. China is scrapping its promise of autonomy under the Joint Declaration, a legally binding international treaty, & burying 1Country2System when a #secretpolice agency can enforce #China’s laws within territory of HK.
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3/ Up to now, #Beijing loyalists keep downplaying the adverse impacts on HK’s judicial independence & civil liberties. Under similar law in China, people seeking justice for #TiananmenMassacre, supporting HKProtest were sentenced to jail. It might kill HK’s democratic movements.
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4/ With the ill-defined law interpretation and a #secretpolice agency imposed in #HK, the law will harm all foreign interests and ex-pats in this global city. #Xijinping proposed in 2017 that China’s #nationalsecurity covers economic and social aspects.
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5/ Under #wolfwarrior diplomacy, foreign companies can be victims under this new evil law. Clearly, China refuses to address the world's concerns & halt the legislation. International communities need to take firmer stance & challenge its assault on our global rule-based system.
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6/ Since this new regime will undeniably harm foreign interests, I call upon world leaders to urge China to withdraw the bill. Since the law casts more doubt on HK’s autonomy, I urge the world to take necessary actions to send a warning signal to China for its reckless move.
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As China's parliament approves Hong Kong's national security legislation, @joshuawongcf and @KwongGlacier explain why it's especially crucial now for the world to stand by Hong Kong. vice.com/en_asia/articl…
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[PETITION: Make HKers' voices heard in Europe!]
chng.it/hhDSLC5vn8 by @SunnyCheungky @nathanlawkc @joshuawongcf
HKers must make our voices heard in Europe. We must call for help to strike back against China's push on HK's freedom & autonomy. Say no to #NationalSecurityLaw.
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