On March 7, the Atlantic Council, an American think tank, published a report on Hong Kong’s business environment titled “Fractured foundations: Assessing risks to Hong Kong’s business environment,” criticizing the “National Security Law (NSL)” for changing Hong Kong’s political and legal landscape and increasing the risk to foreign capital in doing business in Hong Kong….
US Think Tank Report: National Security Law Destroys Rule of Law in HK, Foreign Investment Risks Increase
UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: National Security Law Makes HK’s Judicial Independence in Name Only
The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights issued a review conclusion on March 6, referring to reports that the Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL) has actually abolished Hong Kong’s judicial independence and has been used in a whole spectrum of restrictive acts. It has put pressure on academics, damaged academic freedom,…
Global Passport Index Ranking: Hong Kong Fell to 54th
Nomad Capitalist, a U.S.-based tax and immigration consulting company, recently released the Nomad Passport Index 2023. The Hong Kong (HK) passport fell from 44th place last year to 54th this year, while the United Arab Emirates jumped 31 places to the top of the list, while Macau, Taiwan, and China ranked 70th, 72nd, and 128th,…
Hong Kong Watch Unite Forces of Canadian Parliament Members to Expand Lifeboat Scheme for More Hongkongers
March 8, 2023
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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…
Greater Bay Airlines Agrees to Purchase Boeing 737-9 MAX Aircraft Instead of China-Made C919
China Greater Bay Airlines recently announced its purchase of 15 Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft and plans to buy other Boeing planes soon. Instead of buying the China-made aircraft C919, which the Chinese State Media boasted as a “national pride,” Greater Bay Airlines have agreed to purchase passenger planes from the regime’s competitor, Boeing. Outsiders questioned…
Netizens Call for Boycott of John Wicks Star Donnie Yen After Calling Hong Kong Protesters Rioters, and Supporting CCP’s Human Rights Abuse
Hong Kong martial art movie star Donnie Yen, appointed as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, faces backlash for his political comments in an exclusive interview with GQ Hype on Feb. 28. In response to Yen’s comments, Hong Kong netizens organized a petition to urge the Oscars to…
Cancel Donnie Yen: Netizens Calls for Boycott of John Wicks Star After Calling Hong Kong Protesters Rioters, and Supporting CCP’s Human Rights Abuse
Hong Kong martial art movie star Donnie Yen, appointed as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, faces backlash for his political comments in an exclusive interview with GQ Hype on Feb. 28. In response to Yen’s comments, Hong Kong netizens organized a petition to urge the Oscars to…
54 British Parliament Members Petitioned for the Release of Hong Kong Former Legislative Council Member
It has been two years since the Hong Kong Government prosecuted 47 candidates at the pro-democracy primaries. Fifty-Four bipartisan members of the House of Commons and the British human rights group Hong Kong Watch urged the Foreign Office to step in and push for the release of the defendants. Bipartisan members, including former Hong Kong…
Hong Kong Civil Service Budget Static While Police Budget Hits Record High
To ensure the sustainability of public finance, the Hong Kong government implemented zero growth in civil service in 2021/22. On Jan. 22, the Hong Kong government released the 2023-24 budget and announced that the civil service establishment would maintain zero growth in the new financial year of 2023/24. The Government stated that civil service departments…
Hong Kong Police Stop Activists From Joining Women’s March
HONG KONG—A Hong Kong pro-democracy group on Sunday said the national security police stopped activists from joining a highly-anticipated protest that was canceled last minute by the organizer. The League of Social Democrats said police questioned four of its members on Friday and warned them not to participate in the march that was planned by…
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