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We briefed MEPs ahead of the drafting of this robust resolution which makes it clear that it is time for sanctions and a lifeboat policy.
The European Parliament has made its position crystal clear on Hong Kong. EU Member states must respond.
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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Dame Helena said: "Top [HSBC] management are trying to ingratiate themselves with the CCP, freezing assets of Hong Kong democrats".
"They say they are abiding by the rules, but surely history shows us that this is no defence."
telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/…
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Mass arrests, announced electoral reform, the introduction of loyalty oaths & national security education, it has been a tumultuous month in HK. Our latest briefing outlines all of the key developments throughout February 2021: hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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NEW EPISODE - In Conversation with @benedictrogers.
It was our honour to have Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP on our CEO's interview series.
Watch in full: hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
#China #HongKong #democracy
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Please join our Trustee @GraySergeant and Associate @jooeysiiu at this webinar on 7 Jan to find out:- “What Next For Hongkonger Activism” twitter.com/HJS_Org/status…
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Lord Patten calls for universities to offer scholarship to young Hong Kongers.
timeshighereducation.com/news/offer-sch…
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🇬🇧Sarah Champion MP @SarahChampionMP, a Labour MP, Patron of Hong Kong Watch and Chair of the House of Commons International Development Committee, says: "As a Patron of @hk_watch I applaud our team for their dedication and commitment. I know they will not be silenced."
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HKG leaving no stone unturned in the bid to eradicate all dissent in Hong Kong. These new charges are totally unnecessary and, if enacted, would be a further breach of international law, but they reflect the Communist Party's ambition to comprehensively crush opposition. twitter.com/JeromeTaylor/s…
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Foreign Judges Are Enabling Hong Kong’s Legal Crackdown
A Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker is in jail because of a court ruling endorsed by a U.K. judge.
thediplomat.com/2022/02/foreig…
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🇺🇸Senator Pat Toomey, commenting on @hk_watch Press Freedom Campaign, said :
“Between Beijing’s crackdowns on free press, free speech, and the rule of law, it’s clear the Chinese Communist Party completely abrogated its own commitments to Hong Kong."
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"The Department of State assesses during the covered period, China took actions inconsistent with the Basic Law and the PRC’s obligation pursuant to the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 to allow Hong Kong to enjoy a high degree of autonomy."
state.gov/2021-hong-kong…
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This concerning report demonstrates the arbitrary, farcical, and draconian nature of the National Security Law. news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compon…
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Open questions remain about Chinese sanctions on EU.
What does it mean that the subcommittee on human rights is sanctioned? Sanctions on all 29 MEPs?
Are all 27 Ambassadors to the EU now technically sanctioned as members of the Council's Political and Security Committee? 1/3
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Theresa Cheng’s decision that there will be no jury at the first NSL trial reinforces our worst fears that pro-democracy activists arrested under the NSL will face politically charged trials, held in secret and overseen by judges handpicked by Beijing.
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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Starting in a few minutes: Civil Society side event at the United Nations on Hong Kong, featuring @AileenCalverley and @jooeysiiu.
Watch here 👇
twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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"The revisions would drastically reduce the 117 seats assigned to district councillors, a bloc now dominated by opposition groups..."
From Myanmar to HK the totalitarian playbook is the same.
Got the wrong result in the election? Change the rules.
wsj.com/articles/beiji…
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Benedict Rogers: The crises in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Myanmar must be discussed by G7 leaders. All three involve a serious consideration of the China problem.
thediplomat.com/2021/06/the-g-…
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Entirely unacceptable targeting of #HK pro-democracy activists overseas. Former lawmaker @tedhuichifung & his family has every right to enjoy their lives in 🇦🇺 without being attacked by CCP agents. Sending our thoughts to @tedhuichifung. twitter.com/Auhongkonglink…
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"Unless the regime is made to pay a price for its actions ... it will only be emboldened in its repression ... We cannot allow it to get away with breaking promises and destroying #HongKong with impunity."
Our CEO @benedictrogers' writing today
telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/07/0…
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Ministers ‘looking seriously’ at changing rules that exclude young Hong Kongers from BNO scheme
Government says it is ‘carefully considering’ concerns about policy that leaves Hong Kong nationals who have fled persecution ‘languishing’ in UK asylum system
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…
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Are you interested in joining @hk_watch's advocacy & policy team? Do you think you could help educate parliamentarians & government officials about the crisis in HK? We're recruiting for a Junior Policy Advisor & Intern in Ottawa 🇨🇦. The deadline is on Tuesday 31 August 2021.
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A year ago today.
bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…
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London mayor @SadiqKhan offers financial support to Hong Kongers settling in the capital.
Very welcome that City Hall has announced plans to use funding to provide advice on housing, employment and education for newly arrived Hong Kong migrants.
cityam.com/london-mayor-o…
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#NoBeijing2022 rally in Ottawa 🇨🇦
HKW’s Patron @GarnettGenuis attended the rally outside #China embassy
“The #Beijing2022 cannot sports wash away the #CCP brutal elimination of basic freedoms of the people of #HongKong,” said @AileenCalverley Co-founder & Trustee of HKW
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Great to see this #lifeboat legislation pass the House today.
Vital that Congress enacts laws to offer a lifeline to pro-democracy activists fleeing political prosecution. twitter.com/aaronMCN/statu…
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