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Yesterday our fantastic associate @jooeysiiu gave evidence to #CIMM committee in the Canadian Parliament on Hong Kong Watch's roadmap for how @AuCanada can improve its lifeboat policy for Hong Kongers. You can read Joey's full remarks here: hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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Looking forward to HKW fellow @jooeysiiu's evidence to #CIMM Committee in the Canadian Parliament at 5:30pm EST today on HKW's roadmap for how the Canadian Government can improve its lifeboat policy for Hong Kongers, you can watch it here: ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/… #lifeboat
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"The absurd charges against Chan Tsz-wah demonstrate the extent to which the Hong Kong authorities, when unchallenged, are able to fashion the National Security Law in an arbitrary manner to fit any imagined threat," says @benedictrogers
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Thousands are not covered by UK's BNO policy, including many of the young people who were on the frontlines of protests and face prosecution. This is why we are calling for a global lifeboat policy so that everyone is offered safe haven. | @RKWinvisibleman
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The Hong Kong authorities continue to use the pandemic as cover for their purge of the pro-democracy movement.
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Frozen assets. Compliant businesses. Compromised regulations. China and ESG.
Join us for a discussion on how mainland capital is transforming Hong Kong.
🗓 DATE 4/3/2021, 2pm
👥Ted Hui Chi-Fung, @rushanaraali, @benedictrogers and more.
📌Register 👇
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"When a fledgeling democracy is overturned in a coup as in Myanmar, & promised liberties trampled on in breach of an intl treaty as in Hong Kong, it is a danger to the intl rules-based order and to freedom itself." | @benedictrogers and @nathanlawkc independent.co.uk/voices/myanmar…
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NEW: "Giants, faithful soldiers, morons, moral cowards and the truly wicked"
Op-ed by our CEO @benedictrogers @appledaily_hk
bit.ly/3afo3GM
(Photo: Apple Daily HK)
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One Hong Konger said that her friend’s whatsapp groups are full of concerns about ‘white terror’.
‘They want to leave HK for the sake of their children.’
Analysis | National Security Education will be a big push factor for Hong Kong emigres
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"Chinese-backed companies like Huawei can take the UK to court if they feel that it has introduced laws that directly harm its profits."
British Parliamentarians should review the UK's bilateral investment treaty with China, writes @SamGoodman22
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As a long champion of the Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act, Hong Kong Watch welcomes its reintroduction. We hope the USA will soon join the UK, Canada and Australia in offering a lifeboat for Hong Kongers in need of a lifeline out of the city. #Lifeboat #HongKongSafeHarborAct twitter.com/SenRubioPress/…
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"This judgment raises questions for international judges on the Court of Final Appeal. With human rights-based objections to the NSL effectively outlawed, are foreign non-permanent judges adding a veneer of legitimacy to a broken system?"
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Great to see the Canadian Government this evening launch the application portal for its 'Young Talents' visa scheme for Hong Kongers: canada.ca/en/immigration…
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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.
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“The decision to stop recognising dual nationality is self-defeating,” @Johnny_HKWatch said. “It will fail to stop people leaving under the BNO scheme & will add to the chilling effect which is already threatening HK’s reputation as an international hub.”
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Lord Patten on new 🇨🇦 lifeboat scheme:
"The evisceration of Hong Kong's freedoms demands a coordinated response, including sanctions, diplomacy and a lifeboat policy. This is why 🇨🇦's decision to roll-out a young talents scheme is to be welcomed."
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The letter, signed by various organisations including Hong Kong Watch, called for "a cross-government working group to ensure the successful welcome and integration of large numbers of Hong Kong new arrivals”.
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WEBINAR INVITATION: Why UK civil society must step up to welcome Hongkongers.
11th February 2021 | 11:00 GMT
Speakers including @benedictrogers, Debbie Weekes-Bernard, @krishk, @danny_kruger @SKinnock @NeilJamiesonUK. Co-hosts: @UkWelcomes.
Join us: eventbrite.co.uk/e/why-civil-so…
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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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"For years, I have been campaigning for Commonwealth countries to stand together to offer a lifeline to Hong Kongers. It is excellent to see the Canadian government offer a pathway to citizenship to Hong Kong graduates." HKW patron @DavidAltonHL #lifeboat 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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Hong Kong’s new national security education curriculum will force teachers to warn primary students as young as six years old against “subversion” and to throw out library books considered dangerous to the Chinese state.
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"If I decide to visit Brussels to speak to European parliamentarians, I could run the risk of being arrested and extradited to China to stand trial."
Extradition treaties with the PRC leaves Europe a dangerous place for activists | @Ray_WongHKI
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Jimmy Lai goes before the Court of Final Appeal in a case which will set a precedent for NSL interpretation.
@Johnny_HKWatch says:
"The Hong Kong Bill of Rights guarantees presumption of bail for non-violent crimes. This principle must be upheld."
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THREAD: The BNO scheme has now opened. The British Government deserve real credit for taking this step, but now must get integration right.
Civil society stands ready to offer welcome. (1/3)
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