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Crowdfunding update: We have broken through our initial £100,000 target!
Thank you so much to every generous person who chipped in to help us continue standing up for HK! 🙏🙏🙏
crowdfunder.co.uk/hongkongwatch
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Facebook, Twitter, Google Threaten to Quit Hong Kong Over Proposed Data Laws
"Foreign firms often cite the free flow of information in Hong Kong as a key factor for being located in the financial hub."
wsj.com/articles/faceb…
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It is a privilege and honour to have been chosen by @MoveDemocracy to be awarded the Democracy Courage Tribute alongside @CUyghurs @SFTHQ
Please join us at the Global Assembly on 8 July to hear @jooeysiiu deliver our acceptance speech
Details here: bit.ly/3jQ9ZZk
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"Not content with just locking up political opponents and the media, Carrie Lam is now looking to purify thought in Hong Kong,” said @Johnny_HKWatch.
HK leaders urges teachers to monitor students' 'ideologies.' | @niccijsmith
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…
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Following an inquiry in which Hong Kong Watch submitted evidence, the Home Affairs Select Committee has called the UK Government to extend its BNO visa scheme for those born after 1997, by allowing a young person with a BNO parent to apply separately.
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A draft European Parliament resolution urges the EU to impose “targeted sanctions” on Hong Kong government officials in response to the Apple Daily closure. twitter.com/fbermingham/st…
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We are honoured to be joint recipients of the World Movement for Democracy's "Democracy Courage Tribute".
Join us tomorrow at the online awards ceremony! bit.ly/3dRU5JY
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EU Parliament has overwhelmingly passed a joint-resolution on #HK #AppleDaily calling for: emergency visas for journalists in #HK, expansion of #Erasmus places for HKers as part of a #Lifeboat scheme, extension of EU funding for HK media, & #sanctions. hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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Hong Kong Watch is deeply honoured to have been awarded the Democracy Courage Tribute by the World Movement for Democracy, presented today at the 10th World Movement for Democracy’s Global Assembly. | @MoveDemocracy
Read more: hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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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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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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21 countires issue Media Freedom Coalition Statement on the forced closure of #appledaily & the arrest of journalists.
state.gov/media-freedom-…
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With the closure of Apple Daily and mass arrests of journalists, June was the worst month to date for press freedom in Hong Kong.
Briefing: Human Rights Developments in Hong Kong | June 2021.
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Lithuania showing that Hungary has no power to stop individual EU states offering Hong Kongers a lifeboat.
France, Germany and others should step up and do the same. twitter.com/lukedepulford/…
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President Biden to warn US companies of the risks of operating in Hong Kong, and is weighing further sanctions in the wake of the closure of Apple Daily.
ft.com/content/8ca8fb…
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We have finished our annual crowdfunding cycle.
£109,878 in 28 days.
Thank you so much. We are amazed by your generosity. 🙏🙏
Now on with the work!
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Last week MEPs had the chance to make ratification of #CAI dependent on China recommitting to the Joint Declaration + respecting HK's autonomy. Instead, some in the EU hold out hope China lifts sanctions so #CAI is adopted in the fall @SamGoodman22 latest. hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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Hong Kong Watch Chair of Trustees @GraySergeant is hosting this discussion on Press Freedom in HK next week, featuring high level experts on the media environment in Hong Kong. twitter.com/GraySergeant/s…
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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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Our co-founder and CEO @benedictrogers was chosen by @IRFSummit to receive the “International Religious Freedom Champion Award for Advocacy Leadership” for his outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of religious freedom.
📜Press Release: hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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National Security police search University of Hong Kong Student Union following motion they disliked.
Freedom of expression being picked apart piece by piece.
hongkongfp.com/2021/07/16/bre…
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U.S. to Warn Businesses Over Rising Risks in Hong Kong Under China Crackdown
An advisory cautions businesses that operating in Hong Kong carries ‘financial, legal and reputational risks’. It is accompanied by further sanctions on HK officials.
wsj.com/articles/u-s-w…
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Today the @USTreasury announced sanctions on 7 Chinese officials in accordance with the Hong Kong Autonomy Act.
7 individuals sanctioned are - CHEN Dong, HE Jing, LU Xinning, QIU Hong, TAN Tieniu, YANG Jianping, YIN Zonghua.
🇺🇸Full text - home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/…
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NEW: Cross-party group of British MP including @AMCarmichael and @SKinnock demand HSBC unfreeze Ted Hui's bank account | @niccijsmith
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…
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"The legislative council in Hong Kong will start debating the anti-doxxing bill on Wednesday, and it is expected the amendment would be passed by the absolute majority of pro-establishment lawmakers."
cityam.com/hong-kongs-par…
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