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Close the HKETOs
“HKETOs were understandable when Hong Kong was sufficiently autonomous from China but in 2020, Beijing imposed a National Security Law that decimated the autonomy, rule of law, and freedom of expression that the city once enjoyed.”
– CFHK Foundation X
Political Prisoners
“Every political prisoner represents a life that is stunted, a woman or man cut off from child or spouse. The Chinese gulag has spread across the country like a cancer, even extending to Hong Kong since the introduction of the 2020 National Security Law.”
– Mark Clifford, CFHK Foundation President
Jimmy Lai
“Jimmy Lai chose to stay in Hong Kong knowing he would face imprisonment rather than leave the people of Hong Kong behind and escape the ongoing crackdown on the city by the authorities and the Chinese Communist Party.”
– Mark Clifford, CFHK Foundation President
Foreign Judges
“The implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong on June 30, 2020, has crushed the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong people; dismantled the foundation of the rule of law; and obliterated the principle of “one country, two systems” guaranteed in the Basic Law.”
– Frances Hui, CFHK Foundation Policy and Advocacy Coordinator
Research
Featured Events
27 March 2025
March Wonky China
Washington DC
4 March 2025
International Women’s Day: Virtual Panel (March 4, 2025)
Virtual Event
6 February 2025
Book Talk: Jimmy Lai and the End of Freedom in Hong Kong?: London (February 6, 2025)
Frontline Club, London
Since 2019, the ongoing national security crackdown in Hong Kong has resulted in the imprisonment of more than 1,900 political prisoners, aged 13 to 76, roughly half of whom are still behind bars. The CFHK Foundation campaigns to secure the release of all political prisoners in Hong Kong, each of whom is a testament to the liberty the city has lost. Here are their stories:
The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation
Founded in 2022, the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation is a U.S.-registered charity that aims to free all of Hong Kong political prisoners. From offices in Washington D.C. and London, the Foundation campaigns to ensure there are profound international consequences for the People’s Republic of China’s broken promise to uphold the Basic Law and the Sino-British Joint Declaration in Hong Kong. Through innovative research, media engagement, and government relations initiatives, the Foundation leads global advocacy in support of Hong Kong’s core values: rule of law, press freedom, and freedom of expression.
In the News
Thank you to @nytmay for picking up our statement from @frances_hui in reporting on the Trump administration's sanctioning of 6 #HongKong officials for #transnationalrepression yesterday:
U.S. Sanctions Chinese and Hong Kong Officials for Pursuing Activists Abroad
China’s former top spy catcher is among six security enforcers targeted as the Trump administration turns its atte...
www.nytimes.com
With thanks again to @helenmaguiremp for this important question.
@HFalconerMP positive steps - the time is now though to fulfil the government’s pre-election pledge, & to support the #JimmyLaiBill 🏛️ 🇬🇧
U.S. #HongKong advocacy groups including @thecfhk, @hkdc_us & @hk_watch have jointly issued a travel advisory for Hong Kongers on Deferred Enforced Departure #DED status following a recent incident during interactions at the border.
Please help spread the word ⬇️
My latest op-ed on @Independent 👇
“@Keir_Starmer is bowing to Beijing as if nothing has happened.”
“Britain is not dealing with a “strategic partner”, but an authoritarian threat.”
“There is no win-win with a regime intent on silencing critics.” #CCP
I have a bounty on my head in Hong Kong – why won’t the British government stand up to China? | Chloe Cheung (@Chloe_chc_25 )
This is a disgrace. Students from around the world come to 🇬🇧 to learn free from #censorship.
Shame on @StirlingCouncil for taking #CCP 💰& sacking this teacher because she taught the truth about #HongKong #Tiananmen & #Tibet.
'Blacklisted' Stirling teacher tribunal hearings to begin next week
Rong Rong MacLeod says she has been "replaced" by Chinese-funded educators.
www.thecourier.co.uk
📰NEWSLETTER: @UKParliament, @FCDOGovUK & @SenateForeign zero in on the dismantling of #HongKong's rule of law & the persecution of political prisoners, including #JimmyLai.
#FreeHongKongPoliticalPrisoners
https://thecfhk.org/uk-and-us-lawmakers-focus-on-hong-kong-jimmy-lai/
#HongKong now criminalises protest votes. HK’s corruption watchdog warns "We will make arrests in EVERY CASE we see." 3 years in jail for inciting blank or invalid ballots & encouraging others not to vote...
This isn’t an election, it’s a performance.
Head of Hong Kong corruption watchdog warns public not to incite blank votes in upcoming legislat...
The head of Hong Kong’s corruption watchdog has urged the public not to incite blank or invalid votes ahead of...
hongkongfp.com
Officials in #HongKong come out frothing after @FCDOGovUK raised #TransnationalRepression of UK-based #HongKongers.
No, 🇬🇧 does not have "similar measures" in place as it is not a crime to be political nor are there bounties out for real criminals.🤦
Hong Kong slams UK for ‘hypocrisy’ as report highlights ‘transnational repression’
Hong Kong has slammed the United Kingdom over a twice-yearly report that raised concerns about “transnational repres...
hongkongfp.com
March 27, 2025 – @thecfhk applauds the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (#SFRC @SenateForeign @SFRCdems) for passing Senate Resolution 98, which condemns the #ChineseCommunistParty (#CCP)’s destruction of #HongKong’s democracy, rule of law, and civil liberties.
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