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Former pro-democracy lawmaker Au Nok-hin lost his appeal today, with HK Gov successfully arguing that protesting with a loudspeaker should move from 140 hrs of community service to 9 weeks in prison. Free expression is now a crime with a jail sentence. news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/compon…
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“I covered the massacre in Tiananmen Square. I saw what happened there and I worry so much about Hong Kong. So many activists thrown in jail......
I #StandWithHongKong”
Thanks 🇨🇦 @SenatorMunson
for a heartfelt speech at HKW 🎵rally.
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MPs - led by @DamianGreen - seek to offer young Hong Kongers easier path to UK citizenship
Thank you @niccijsmith for covering the stories of young Hong Kongers in need of a lifeline as Parliament prepares to vote on the #GreenAmendment
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…
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HKW patrons alongside the co-chairs of the HK APPG and prominent politicians have today written to @DominicRaab to call for Magnitsky sanctions, an International Contact Group, and a UN envoy for HK, following the purging of pro-democracy legislators. hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
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"But if the authorities can strip Mr. Lai of his assets based on a non-judicial order, then no private contract is safe. The asset seizure seems wholly arbitrary. Any shareholder in any company who offends Beijing on political grounds is vulnerable."
wsj.com/articles/hong-…
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“Beijing may have temporarily silenced those in Hong Kong. But we know the true voice of a city that yearns to be free.”
To mark this day, we pay tribute to all Hongkongers who continue to struggle for democracy and in pursuit of a free and open society.
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🧧🐯 香港監察仝人恭祝大家虎年身體安康、大吉大利、恭喜發財🧧🐯
🧧🐯 The Hong Kong Watch Team wishes you a healthy and prosperous Year of the Tiger.🧧🐯
#HappyLunarNewYear #YearOfTheTiger
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Roy Tam is one of dozens held in custody for almost six months and still awaiting a trial date.
It is outrageous that the Hong Kong government is holding so many democratically elected officials in such lengthy pre-trial detention.
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UPDATE: Netherlands have also revoked their treaty with Hong Kong.
#noextradition 🇳🇱
twitter.com/aaronMCN/statu…
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PM Boris Johnson said:
“I am immensely proud that we have brought in this new route for Hong Kong BN(O)s to live, work and make their home in our country.”
The UK government will deliver on its commitment to open a new visa for BN(O) on 31/1
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⚖️Sanction Bernard Chan Now — the Non-official Convenor of the Executive Council #SanctionHKOfficialsNow
Chan owns a residential property in 🇺🇸#SanFrancisco, USA, and a property in 🇹🇭#Bangkok, Thailand.
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Our Patron Lord Patten of Barnes condemns Beijing's "relentless assault" on Hong Kong's freedoms and calls on British government to provide lifeline to young Hong Kongers
See his statement here:
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Great to see international parliamentarians from EU, Australia, UK and elsewhere raising awareness about the 12 HK youths arrested in the mainland. Thank you @MiriamMLex for joining the campaign. #save12hkyouth twitter.com/MiriamMLex/sta…
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“Today’s arrests mark a further deterioration in the freedoms and the rule of law Hong Kong once enjoyed." @benedictrogers Hong Kong Watch's statement on today's NSL arrests 👇👇👇. hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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A powerful intervention by our Patron and the last Governor of Hong Kong, Lord Patten of Barnes, in support of an amendment to provide a lifeline to #HongKong veterans who served in or alongside the British armed forces.
Watch his moving remarks:
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"We need to hear a clear view from this Government, and a strategy to match. Otherwise the British Government's position will be seen by Beijing not as a firm stance, but as a retreat."
Important speech from @lisanandy.
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Commenting on passage of 🇨🇦 graduate visa track for HKers, @DavidAltonHL says:
"The UK Government's British National (Overseas) policy does not adequately cover young people, and so this policy helps to plug some of the gaps."
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We're grateful for @LaylaMoran for helping secure a UQ on Beijing's planned changes to HK's electoral system and support her call for real action from the UK Government to respond to the growing human rights crisis in Hong Kong, starting with #MagnitskySanctions.
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3 years ago, Ray Chan protested in LegCo in solidarity with our CEO @benedictrogers when he was denied entry to Hong Kong.
Today we stand in solidarity with @ray_slowbeat, Ted Hui and Eddie Chu after their absurd and unjust arrest.
Read our statement: hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
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Our co-founder & CEO @benedictrogers encourages you to hold onto hope in the #YearoftheRabbit. 🐰🧧
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"@benedictrogers wrote an article for the 20th anniversary of the handover of HK. An MP contacted him beforehand to alert him about lobbying from CCP to ask him to pull the piece, raising questions of how Chinese authorities knew the article was coming."
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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So glad to see the UK Government set aside proper funding to ensure the welcome of BNO arrivals, with 12 hubs to help families settle.
Since policy passed in July, this has been number 1 on our agenda for BNOs. Thank you to all who have pushed for this.
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Johnny Patterson, @hk_watch policy director said: “Tony Chung’s sentencing is disproportionate, draconian, and sets a dangerous precedent for young Hongkongers whose only crime is using social media to protest the dismantling of Hong Kong’s freedoms."
theguardian.com/world/2021/nov…
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Hong Kong Watch launches 'Free Political Prisoners' Campaign.
As most of #HongKong's most prominent #democrats are in exile, in jail and on trial, the time has come to step up our efforts and draw the world’s attention to their plight.
Campaign video: youtu.be/ipcpWp8rQpw
Hong Kong Watch defends human rights, freedoms and the rule of law in Hong Kong. SUPPORT US: donorbox.org/defend-hong-ko…