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July 1 Rallies Perished in Hong Kong, but Many Were Held Around the World

July 6, 2022
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July 1 marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover from Britain to China. Before the Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL) came into effect in 2020, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp had been holding an annual July 1 protest, to symbolize Hong Kong’s continued rights to freedom of expression and demonstration. However, that changed in…

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Perished by Totalitarianism, Hongkongers From Around the World Continue to Hold Rallies to Say No to CCP

July 6, 2022
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July 1 marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover from Britain to China. Before the Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL) came into effect in 2020, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp had been holding an annual July 1 protest, to symbolize Hong Kong’s continued rights to freedom of expression and demonstration. However, that changed in…

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‘Be Water, Be United,’ Hongkongers in UK to Pencil Your ‘No’te to Totalitarianism

June 14, 2022
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To mark the third Anniversary of June 12, more than 3,000 Hongkongers gathered on Parliament Square in London, attending rally “Be water, be united,” sharing their voice in the activities “Pencil Your ‘No’te.”  A lady and her daughter joined the activities writing down their voice: Free Hong Kong! Freedom! (Lisa Lee, Joann Chow/The Epoch Times)…

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Thousands of Hongkongers Gather in London Parliament Square to Commemorate the 3-year Anniversary of the Anti-Extradition Movement

June 13, 2022
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This year marks the third year anniversary of the anti-extradition movement in Hong Kong. Three years ago, tens of thousands of Hongkongers spontaneously marched on the street, to thwart the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance forcibly pushed by the Hong Kong authorities. The police brutally suppressed the protestors with tear gas and rubber bullets, triggering two-million Hongkongers…

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Hong Kong Expats Gather In the UK and Australia for Candlelight Vigil on 33rd Anniversary of June 4th

June 5, 2022
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On the 33rd Years Anniversary of June 4, many Hongkongers who had emigrated overseas gathered in the UK and Australia, for a candlelight vigil in memorial of the pro-democracy activists killed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Tiananmen Square in 1989.  The traditional memorial place in Hong Kong, Vitoria Park, was closed by the…

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UK Condemns China After Hong Kong Police Threaten to Jail UK Rights Activist

March 14, 2022
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The UK has criticised the Beijing and Hong Kong authorities for issuing threats to a UK-based human rights group, calling such behaviour “unjustifiable.” Hong Kong Watch, an NGO which monitors the human rights situation in the former British colony, said in a statement on March 14 that it had “received a formal warning from the…

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UK to Expand Special Visa Scheme to Cover Hongkongers Born After 1997

February 24, 2022
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The UK government has announced its intention to expand the special visa scheme for British National (Overseas) status holders to cover young Hongkongers born after the 1997 handover. The scheme was unveiled in July 2020 following the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime’s imposition of a draconian national security law on Hong Kong. It allows BN(O)…

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Chinese Spies Trying to Enter UK on Hong Kong BN(O) Visas: Report

August 9, 2021
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The Chinese regime is trying to send spies to the UK by abusing a special visa scheme designed to help Hongkongers flee the increasingly harsh crackdown on freedoms in the former British colony, a British newspaper reported on Monday. The UK government is aware of “sleeper agents” working for the Chinese regime applying for UK…

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Hong Kong Judge Draws Criticism After Court Session Involving 47 Pro-Democracy Activists

May 31, 2021
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An internationally scrutinized court case unfolded in Hong Kong on May 31, when 47 pro-democracy opposition figures stood before a judge, while being charged with conspiracy to commit subversion under the city’s draconian national security law. At the West Kowloon court building, Judge Victor So ruled that the court case will resume on July 8,…

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Blinken Criticizes Beijing Over Changes to Hong Kong’s Election Rules

May 28, 2021
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned both Beijing and the Hong Kong government after a controversial electoral reform bill was passed by the Chinese-ruled city’s legislature on May 27. The bill, passed by a margin of 40 to 2, was passed in a rather empty chamber of the 70-seat Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo)—with only…

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