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"There is a clear knowledge gap between financial professionals who know that enormous amounts of the money ... is being invested in China, and the members of the public and policy makers who would have serious ethical reservations," says @Johnny_HKWatch
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UK warns Hong Kong security law critics of extradition risk posed by China.
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New Report: ESG, China and Human Rights | Why the time has come for investors to act
Despite gross human rights violations in HK and Xinjiang, ties between international finance and China are growing. Can this be justified in era of ESG? No.
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New Hong Kong arrivals in the UK already extending a warm welcome to others... 👏👏👏 twitter.com/kayaburgess/st…
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Hong Kong has quietly broadened the language it uses to describe national security violations, a shift lawyers said could expand the reach of a government crackdown on dissent in the Asian financial hub.
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“Privately, I felt this case was unfair. This is not how the law should work,” the judge said during an exclusive interview. twitter.com/holmeschan_/st…
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In 2019, the democrats won a landslide victory in the District Council elections. The results terrified Beijing who have purged the political system of all opposition.
"New Hong Kong electors decided with only 1 opposition member" | @Independent
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"Today’s vote seeks to rectify the long-held naivety that previously underpinned the European Union’s relationship with China, which favoured trade and investment over upholding international rules and human rights." @SamGoodman22 hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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MEPs this evening will debate and vote on a new EU-China Strategy which includes ensuring ratification of #CAI is dependent on #China recommitting to its obligations under the Sino-British #JointDeclaration. We hope MEPs will tonight back this new EU-China Strategy.
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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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Johnny Patterson, policy director of Hong Kong Watch, whose patrons include Lord Patten of Barnes, the last governor of Hong Kong, said it appeared that the centre had been “infiltrated” by the company and urged the university to investigate.
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Hong Kong Tiananmen Massacre vigil leaders plead not guilty to refusing national security data probe, bail denied
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After questioning ministers, the House of Lords committee concluded: “It seems that the govt is using a policy of deliberate ambiguity to avoid making difficult decisions that uphold the UK’s values but might negatively affect economic relations.”
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From sham trials to civil society shut downs, August saw further marked deterioration of the human rights situation in Hong Kong.
Briefing: Human rights developments in Hong Kong in August 2021
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"We urge the UK Government to reflect on the declining state of the rule of law in Hong Kong and review the ongoing participation of British judges within its judicial system which increasingly offers this police state a veneer of legitimacy.” @benedictrogers
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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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Voting in the upcoming German Federal Elections? We are proud to sponsor this important initiative which allows German voters to find out where each party stands on the human rights crisis in #HongKong and German-China policy more generally. Follow the link below #VoteInformed. twitter.com/Ray_WongHKI/st…
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The end of Hong Kong’s Next Digital, the publisher of Apple Daily, as an independent company shows the deteriorating business environment in Hong Kong, it further damages the territory’s image as a place that respects property rights, freedom of the press, and the rule of law. twitter.com/alvinllum/stat…
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Hong Kong's colonial era sedition law is being used alongside the National Security Law to crackdown on free speech.
Important op-ed by @laiyanhoeric
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The 612 Fund is facing a probe from the police under the National Security Law.
Founded in June 2019, the organisation supported thousands of protesters by providing legal assistance, psychological counselling and emergency monetary relief.
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Today HKW's patron @SenatorHousakos has called in @TheHillTimes for the Government of Canada to take action against @Manulife who stand accused of blocking BNOs from withdrawing their pension savings under the direction of Beijing. hilltimes.com/2021/09/01/can…
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Statement: Today's imprisonment of 7 pro-democracy activists shows the spiralling "cost of free expression in Hong Kong". Governments must actively campaign for the release of all political prisoners and work towards coordinated sanctions.
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Two Years on From Hong Kong’s Prince Edward ‘831’ Attack: From Police Violence to Police State
@benedictrogers
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Spotlight on political prisoners: Lam Cheuk-ting is one of the 47 HK democrats who have been charged with subversion under the National Security Law.
For profiles of imprisoned democracy activists: hongkongwatch.org/political-pris…
For upcoming court dates: hongkongwatch.org/key-court-dates
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"Hong Kong is in a new era where it cannot be held up as a leading rule of law jurisdiction."
The Supreme Court's endorsement of the Hong Kong’s rule of law "is an utter embarrassment," writes @Johnny_HKWatch for the Spectator.
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