Britain has “an obligation to engage” with Hong Kong, a minister has said as he embarks on the first UK ministerial visit to the former colony since Beijing’s suppression of its civil rights. Investment minister Lord Dominic Johnson will discuss boosting trade in fintech and financial services with Hong Kong government representatives. He will be…
UK Stresses ‘Obligation to Engage’ Before 1st Ministerial Visit to Hong Kong Since Civil Rights Suppression
May 8, 2023
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UN Rapporteur Concerned About Hong Kong National Security Case Restricting Employment of Overseas Lawyers
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers (Special Rapporteur), Margaret Satterthwaite, sent a letter to Bejing to express her concerns over the proposed amendments by the Hong Kong government to restrict the involvement of overseas lawyers in National security cases within Hong Kong, along with the implementation of the Hong…
Hong Kong’s Two Systems, 1841-2020
Commentary Xia Baolong, currently Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office and former Deputy Party Secretary of Zhejiang who allegedly ordered the removal of thousands of crosses from churches, paid a six-day visit to Hong Kong to officiate in the National Security Education Day. He made many speeches on “one country, two systems.”…
Hong Kong Says It Is Illegal to Incite Dissatisfaction With the Regime While Teaching History of Cultural Revolution
On April 18, at a seminar on Hong Kong’s national security education, some teachers asked whether it would be in breach of the National Security Law (NSL) when contents of the “Cultural Revolution” were invoked during class periods. Chris Tang Ping-keung, Secretary for Security, replied that the main issue is not about the topic, it…
CCP Wants ‘100% Guarantee of Conviction’ in Hong Kong National Security Law Trials, Re-Interprets, Distorts HK Law
The trial of the 47 primary election democrats, suspected of violating the National Security Law (NSL), is currently being heard at the High Court of Hong Kong. In contrast, the trial of Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily and Next Media Group, is said to begin in September. Following the government’s revision…
Pro-CCP Group Trains 400 Hong Kong Students to Become ‘Little Red Guards’ for National Security Education
The Hong Kong government has chosen April 15 as “National Security Education Day for All” to promote propaganda and national security to young children. This year’s education theme is “National security is the foundation of stability and prosperity.” Pro-government media printed a ten-page feature to push national security. The newspaper also mentions the government may…
AbouThai Owner Turns Prosecution Witness, in Ongoing 47 Court Trial Faces Business Plummet
The Hong Kong 47 Case trial began on Feb. 6, 2023. The 47 defendants, charged under National Security Law in suspicion of conspiring to subvert state power, were political figures supporting democracy and universal suffrage. Of the 47 defendants, four had turned their back on democracy and became prosecution witnesses. One of them is businessman…
UN Calls for Release of Detained Pro-Democracy Activist for Urgent Medical Treatment
April 2, 2023
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Former Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, Albert Ho Chun-yan, has been arrested by the national security police for allegedly obstructing justice during his bail while charged with “incitement to subvert state power.” The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed great concern…
Hong Kong’s Press Freedom Getting Worse With Several Court Reporters Being Followed
On March 24, Hong Kong English-language online media “Hong Kong Free Press” (HKFP) reported that one of its court reporters was followed by two suspicious persons. The Hong Kong Journalists Association HKJA) issued a statement saying that many court reporters were followed or monitored by unknown persons, and some reporters suspected that the stalkers were…
US Latest Report Addresses Uncertainty of Hong Kong Civilians’ Autonomy Under National Security, HKGov’s Continuous Abuse of Human Rights and Democracy
The U.S. Department of the State published the 2022 Country Report on Human Right Practices, including a section on China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Tibet, on March 20. The report pinpointed that in 2022, the Chinese Communist Party continued to violate the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law of Hong Kong, dismantling political freedoms…
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