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Recap:
👉Beijing handpicks the charge & judge in sensitive cases.
👉Beijing controls promotions.
👉 Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po set the agenda.
👉 Mandatory NSL training for all judges.
Questionable definitions of 'largely independent' and 'rule of law'. twitter.com/alvinllum/stat…
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NEW Quarter 2 BNO figures released.
"There have been a total of 64,900 applications for the BN(O) route since its introduction on 31st January up to 30th June 2021."
Given 1000s who moved in July (Q3), UK estimates are looking conservative. 1/2
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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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Hong Kong's new film law will bring the city in line with mainland censorship.
The city is renowned for its world-class films and rich cultural scene. It is a sad to see the Chinese Communist Party strip that away in the name of state security.
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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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Important statement from the IPAC MPs.
"A once respected common law system has been reduced to a tool of the Chinese state." twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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China Is Blocking Fleeing Hong Kongers From Getting Their Retirement Money
HSBC, Manulife and AIA are among financial institutions embroiled in a fight over billions of dollars in savings in retirement accounts.
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"Li's case shows that the mainlandisation of Hong Kong is seeping into the legal system. Testimonies which are likely to have come under duress should be rejected out of hand, not accepted as reliable."
Our view.
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We must not lose sight of the complete dismantling of the city's freedoms, democracy, autonomy and rule of law, writes @benedictrogers
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Forced disbanding of the Civil Human Rights Front shows that the freedoms that were once guaranteed under Hong Kong’s Basic Law and China’s obligations under the Sino-British Joint Declaration have been replaced with a culture of intolerance and fear.
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"Xi Jinping’s regime has completely destroyed #HongKong's promised freedoms, democracy, the rule of law and autonomy ... in total and repeated breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration"
@benedictrogers calls for boycott of #Beiing2022
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“Not content with jailing pro-democracy activists, journalists, and students, Beijing and its acolytes in the Hong Kong Government have turned their attention to attacking trade unions and teachers under the pretence of state security." @benedictrogers hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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The Chinese Government has forced the largest teachers' union in Hong Kong to disband. This is yet another flagrant breach of the promises it made to the people of Hong Kong, including respecting the right for them to join and participate in trade unions scmp.com/news/hong-kong…
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Benjamin Kostrzewa, a sanctions expert at Hogan Lovells in Hong Kong. adds: “The new private right of action in the Chinese Anti-Foreign Sanction law certainly has a lot of companies nervous.” ft.com/content/70a984…
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Today HKW's Patron @DavidAltonHL has written to @DominicRaab to urge him to update the UK's travel advice for #HongKong following the introduction of the Immigration Ordinance, noting the discrepancy in advice being given to UK citizens vs Canadians. 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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In July 2021 we saw the first person sentenced to 9 years in prison under the NSL, 5 speech therapists arrested, the first sedition trial since handover begin, a man arrested for booing the national anthem, & a singer arrested for singing in an election. hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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“After 35 years, the Observer’s former correspondent is leaving as what was once a haven of liberty and peace is transformed into a police state.”
#HongKong
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Come and join @hk_watch team. We are hiring a Communications and Operations Officer (part-time) who will be an integral part of our team. Applications close 5pm on 23 August. Help us #StandUpForHK. Details can be found below. hongkongwatch.org/work-with-us
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UK travel advice vs Canada travel advice regarding #ImmigrationBill. Spot the difference.
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The right to join & be a member of trade union is enshrined in Hong Kong's Basic Law which is underpinned by the Sino-British Joint Declaration. Once again Ministers in the HKSAR seem to be willing to undermine basic rights in a desperate attempt to win favour in Beijing. twitter.com/hkfp/status/14…
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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 welcome news that @POTUS has issued a directive today that will allow Hong Kongers in the USA the option to stay. We hope that this is a precursor to the introduction of a #Lifeboat scheme which will allow pro-democracy activists the chance to live, study, & work in the USA twitter.com/SecBlinken/sta…
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Great to hear that #Australia will soon join the UK, Canada, the EU, and the USA in having a #Magnitsky style sanctions regime. Hopefully once in place they will consider using this sanctions regime with key allies against #HK officials guilty of human rights violations. twitter.com/SenPaterson/st…
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A welcome and rare turn of event by the Justice Department. Anthony Wong and former pro-democracy lawmaker Au Nok-hin should never have been arrested in the first place. twitter.com/hkfp/status/14…
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