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Hong Kong's "future as an international financial hub must be in doubt. It may instead become increasingly a hub for Chinese Communist Party financing", says
our co-founder and Chief Executive @benedictrogers
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We are HIRING
We are looking to hire a BNO Policy Advisor to join our team. You will be assisting our Policy Director in promoting the rights and integration of BNO holders and Hong Kong refugees.
w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.asp…
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Webinar: The Fight For Freedom in Burma/Myanmar and Hong Kong: Shared Synergies, Strategies, Alliances and Ways Forward.
We are delighted to co-host this webinar with @burmacampaignuk on 12 May (Wed) at 14.00 UK time. To find out more and join us👇🏻
bit.ly/3hjACEH
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"The European Union’s response to the human rights crisis in Hong Kong has been muted at best." HKW Senior Policy Adviser @SamGoodman22 latest on whether the EU has been compromised by strategic dependency on China.
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In her Policy Address, Lam proposed a 'five-pronged strategy to further safeguard national security' including "taking forward proactively the enactment of local legislation to revive the long-shelved Article 23 provision." 1/3
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In public statements, repression of Uyghurs, dismantling of Hong Kong, hostage diplomacy, religious persecution, & attacks on journalists, the CCP is positioning liberal values as its enemy, writes @benedictrogers.
hk.appledaily.com/opinion/202105…
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'Beijing may have temporarily silenced those in Hong Kong. But we know the true voice of a city that yearns to be free.' Our full statement marking the 2nd anniversary of #612 #HongKongProtests 👇hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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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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"Maybe China will change. We cannot accomplish that ourselves, but we can stop China changing us. And if we do that, perhaps one day Hong Kong will be free once more as well."
Hong Kong Watch patron, Lord Patten writing in @spectator
spectator.co.uk/article/how-sh…
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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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Antony Dapiran, a longtime Hong Kong lawyer, argues: “It’s possible to be a ‘good corporate citizen’ in the US or in China but not both.” @antd
ft.com/content/538394…
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We continue to keep regularly updating our protest prosecution database including with a new section highlighting key court dates for pro-democracy activists. You can now find the latest information regarding arrests in April 2021. hongkongwatch.org/protest-prosec…
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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.
thetimes.co.uk/article/huawei…
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Some of the world’s leading scholars on China have called for a united international front in defence of university freedoms, amid claims of an increased threat to academic inquiry since the passing of HK’s national security law.
New from @patrickwintour
theguardian.com/education/2020…
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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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“Glory to Hong Kong”, a song that rose to popularity during the 2019 protest movement, was played in place of the Chinese national anthem
before the Asian Rugby Sevens final match between #HongKong & South Korea in Incheon.
#StandwithHK
#FreeHK
theguardian.com/world/2022/nov…
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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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"We need to hear a clear view from this Government, and a strategy to match. Otherwise the British Government's position will be seen by Beijing not as a firm stance, but as a retreat."
Important speech from @lisanandy.
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European Parliamentarians making a critical call for closer EU and US coordination on Hong Kong. It is vital that liberal democracies act as one to respond to the rapid erosion of freedoms. twitter.com/MiriamMLex/sta…
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“The longer we leave it without an offer in place, from different countries including NZ, the more likely it is that vulnerable young activists could face arrest, and long prison sentences," said @benedictrogers, asking @jacindaardern to offer sanctuary.
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"There are many young people who want to leave Hong Kong even though their parents want to stay, and they should be welcome here."
Lord Hague, former British Foreign Secretary calls for extension of BNO to 18-25s and for British judges to pull out of HK.
thetimes.co.uk/article/we-sho…
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With the world's eyes on Ukraine, Beijing has today announced that the CCP intends to take further steps to tighten the noose around Hong Kong by devising new so-called 'legal weapons' to 'protect' national security. Another blow to human rights.
scmp.com/news/hong-kong…
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Jimmy Lai's ongoing prosecution is "a blow to press freedom and the rule of law, and a sign of just how fast the human rights situation in Hong Kong has deteriorated", says Hong Kong Watch Policy Director @Johnny_HKWatch
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.@benedictrogers said: "Under these reforms, the majority of Hong Kongers face permanent political disenfranchisement, with any candidate who offers criticism of Beijing effectively barred.
"Of course, most of the democratic slate are now in jail anyway" bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…
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RTHK's Programme Staff Union on Friday expressed serious doubts about the appointment of bureaucrat Patrick Li as director of broadcasting, while also warning that the government's interventions have stripped the station of its editorial independence.
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compon…
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