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Important call for HSBC to explain barring BNOs from accessing their MPFs.
Our recent briefing on BNO includes interviews with people stopped from taking out funds by international banks and pension providers. Unacceptable.
Read more: hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021… twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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Hong Kong Watch's CEO @benedictrogers is speaking on Wednesday at the Festival of Social Science, along with @Ray_WongHKI, @natalieben & Dr. Malte Kaeding.
The event will launch the trailer of “Black Bauhinia”, a documentary on HK protests.
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"The time has come to ask why none of the officials and entities responsible for the crackdown in Hong Kong have been sanctioned by the U.K., Hong Kong Watch said."
Sino-UK 'golden era' is over as China sanctions British targets: Hong Kong Watch
hk.appledaily.com/news/20210326/…
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NEW: In response to a Parliamentary Question about @DamianGreen's BNO amendment from Lord Alton (@DavidAltonHL), @ukhomeoffice say: "We are sympathetic to the circumstances of those aged 18 to 25 who live in Hong Kong and are looking at whether more can be done to support them."
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Last week our Chief Executive @benedictrogers was on @trtworld to discuss the deteriorating human rights situation in #HongKong and why the international community must #StandWithHongKong and respond. You can watch the full interview 👇👇👇. twitter.com/benedictrogers…
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To mark the 24th anniversary of the handover & the 1st anniversary of the imposition of the NSL, we are hosting a webinar with a distinguished panel to look at the challenges that have arisen in Hong Kong since 1997 and what the future holds.
👉🏻Join us - hongkongwatch.org/registration-f…
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"In what must have been a nail-biting vote, the National People’s Congress approved the measure by 2,895 to 0. The brave people of Hong Kong will, in future, see their own parliament reduced to such a hollow farce," writes @hk_watch patron Malcolm Rifkind.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/03/1…
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The Home Office issued new advice for BNOs currently resident in the UK who need to change their immigration status in the next few months to 'Leave Outside the Rules'.
In this short explainer, @Perseus852 breaks down what the new advice means.
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
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We completely agree with this question from @VirendraSharma. There is no reason why Ministers should be meeting with @HSBC_UK to consult on UK-China trade policy, while the bank continues to support the crackdown in #HongKong and freezes pro-democracy activist's bank accounts.
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"Besides the mass arrests and the political repression, there are two other dimensions to this all-out assault on freedom. The first is the attack on religious freedom; the second is the complicity of the banks."
Op-ed by our CEO @benedictrogers @UCANews
bit.ly/3c3Slh0
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"The verdict is an extremely big blow. These are respected, internationally renowned, moderate democrats, some of the mainstream politicians in Hong Kong. The opposition in Hong Kong is now very significantly constrained."
@benedictrogers talking on the arrests this morning.
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🚨🚨The Times reporting today that the Home Office are considering extending the Hong Kong visa scheme to young people.
It's not clear yet what pathway will be on offer, but thank you @pritipatel for considering doing the right thing for Hong Kongers.
thetimes.co.uk/article/hong-k…
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Our co-founder and Chief Executive @benedictrogers's Chinese characters have been turned into a postcard for #HongKong by a very courageous #HongKonger 👇
#FightForFreedom #StandWithHongKong twitter.com/benedictrogers…
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Today 31 European Parliamentarians in a letter coordinated by @EnginEroglu_FW have written to Carrie Lam to condemn the closing of #AppleDaily and the arrest of journalists under then #NSL, describing it as 'an assault on the freedom of the press in HK'. hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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Andy Li's arrest today on trumped up foreign collusion charges shows why the 12 youths fled in the first place.
Time and again, the National Security Law is being used to further grave injustices. The world must respond.
#save12hkyouths twitter.com/JDP_Patterson/…
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Webinar: The Fight For Freedom in Burma/Myanmar and Hong Kong: Shared Synergies, Strategies, Alliances and Ways Forward.
We are delighted to co-host this webinar with @burmacampaignuk on 12 May (Wed) at 14.00 UK time. To find out more and join us👇🏻
bit.ly/3hjACEH
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“At twenty years old, Tony Chung is the youngest person to be sentenced under this draconian law. He will not be the last."
A 43 month sentence for a 20 year old shows why it is vital that the UK adopt the @DamianGreen BNO amendment.
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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Hong Kong police have arrested a former senior Apple Daily journalist at the airport while he was attempting to leave the city.
theguardian.com/world/2021/jun…
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Important resources in the British media about the impact of the National Security Law published today.
In the Guardian, @heldavidson and Andy Ball have profiled the 128 arrested since the law passed a year ago.
#FreeHKPoliticalPrisoners
theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…
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"The EU is poised to trigger its first sanctions on China since the arms embargo imposed after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre — and Beijing is not happy about it."
Historic EU sanctions on China to herald tough decisions to come | @ftchina
ft.com/content/30c912…
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We welcome the adoption by @EP_ForeignAff of a new EU-China Strategy which includes making ratification of #CAI dependent on China recommitting to #HK's autonomy under the Sino-British Joint Declaration. This is something we will continue to campaign for. europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document…
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"Late last night the Chinese regime attempted to inflict forced forgetfulness on Hong Kong when, under the cover of darkness, the Pillar of Shame monument commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre [was removed]." | @benedictrogers ucanews.com/news/shameless…
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⚖️Sanction Christopher Hui Now — #HongKong’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury #SanctionHKOfficialsNow
Hui currently owns a residential property with car-parking in 🇦🇺#Australia and a residential property in 🇸🇬#Singapore.
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“We welcome today’s directive by President Biden which will ensure thousands of Hong Kongers can find temporary safe haven in the USA." @benedictrogers hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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It is concerning to read that a senior Canadian judge who sits and has just renewed her tenure on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal has such a poor understanding of the National Security Law and the powers given to the Chief Executive to appoint judges. twitter.com/antd/status/14…
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