Tag: Hong Kong Watch

Nine Members of the European Parliament Condemn HK National Security Law on Its 3rd Anniversary

On June 30, European Parliament Informal Hong Kong Watch Group published a joint letter signed by nine members of the European Parliament Condemning the National Security Law implemented in Hong Kong for three years. The letter was addressed to President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in hopes of calling for European Member…


REPLAY: 3rd Anniversary of Hong Kong National Security Law — A Hudson Institute Event

Hudson Institute China Center Director Miles Yu holds a conversation with Hong Kong Watch co-founder and Chief Executive Benedict Rogers at 9:00 a.m. ET on June 30 to mark the third anniversary of Hong Kong’s 2020 national security law. …


3rd Anniversary of Hong Kong National Security Law — A Hudson Institute Event

Hudson Institute China Center Director Miles Yu holds a conversation with Hong Kong Watch co-founder and Chief Executive Benedict Rogers at 9:00 a.m. ET on June 30 to mark the third anniversary of Hong Kong’s 2020 national security law. …


Young Hongkonger Joins Canadian Congress to Assist Hong Kong Issues on Human Rights

In Canada, a new face has recently emerged in its Congress circle. Donald Cheng is a young Hongkonger who has been chosen as an intern for the Canadian House of Commons. Donald assists a member of Congress, MP Garnett Genuis, in presenting Hong Kong issues to Congress concerning the human rights situation in Hong Kong….


Human Rights Group Shares Expertise in Handling Anonymous Threats Against Overseas Hongkongers

Hong Kong Watch (HKW) Canada has received several requests for assistance from Hong Kong residents in Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary who have received anonymous threatening messages from pro-China individuals who suspect their personal movements are being monitored. HKW Canada’s Policy Advisor Katherine Leung reminds Hong Kong’s residents not to panic if they receive similar messages…


Human Rights Group Urges Canada to Launch Foreign Agent Report Hotline as CCP Sends Life Threats to Hongkongers

On March 10, the federal government of Canada announced a public consultation on establishing a foreign influence transparency registry. Hong Kong Watch Canada welcomed the idea. However, since consulting the public would take a few years to form legislation, the human rights group urged the Canadian government to set up an independent reporting hotline first….


Hong Kong Watch Unite Forces of Canadian Parliament Members to Expand Lifeboat Scheme for More Hongkongers

Canada has become one of the popular destinations for Hongkongers to migrate to in recent years. However, as of June 2022, nearly 4,000 Hongkongers did not know they were ineligible to migrate after entering Canada with Open Work Visas (OWP). Aileeen Calverley, co-founder and trustee of Hong Kong Watch, has been marching through the Canadian…


Protests in China Are a Rebellion Against the Communist Regime’s Suppression: Rights Activist

British human rights activist Benedict Rogers said the wave of protests against Beijing’s “zero-COVID” policy that spread to at least 10 cities in China over the weekend is a manifestation of rebellion against the Chinese regime’s repression. “They are, I think, a boiling over of not just frustration at the very draconian COVID lockdowns, but…


Benedict Rogers: Hong Kong’s Press Freedom Entirely Destroyed by CCP

Benedict Richard Victor Rogers, a British human rights activist and co-founder and CEO of Hong Kong Watch group, said in an interview with the Epoch Times on Nov. 23, that Hong Kong’s press freedom has been devastated and utterly destroyed. Rogers expressed his concerns about the upcoming trial of Jimmy Lai, the founder of Next…


Hong Kong Watch Report: HK Overseas Economic and Trade Offices Speak for the CCP

The British NGO “Hong Kong Watch,” which has always been concerned about the human rights situation in Hong Kong, recently published a policy paper criticizing the Hong Kong Overseas Economic and Trade Offices (ETO) acting as a spokesperson for the CCP. In the paper, it asked governments of various countries to re-examine the status and…