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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
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5 June 2025
3 June 2025
British Detainees and the Legal Right to Consular Assistance
Committee Room 18, House of Commons
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
Good that you discussed #JimmyLai but did you ask to see him or suggest that #China would not have its #London embassy unless Beijing changes its behavior?
Can we see a read out of what was discussed, @FCDOGovUK?
I met China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia.
We discussed bilateral issues where we can cooperate and also areas where we disagree, including the ongoing detention of Jimmy Lai.
We also discussed a range of foreign and security policy issues,…
On Mon, 14 of the #HK47 in court for appeals
12 of CONVICTIONS & SENTENCES
Owen Chow
Gordon Ng
Gwyneth Ho
Winnie Yu
Helena Wong
Lam Cheuk-ting
Clarisse Yeung
Michael Pang
Kalvin Ho
Ray Chan
Tat Cheng
Long Hair
1 of SENTENCE
Prince Wong
HK gov't appealing 1 acquittal
Laurence Lau
🚨In #Paris #HK Justice Sec Paul Lam used #NewZealand Judge William Young & British Lords Hoffman & Neuberger to whitewash the dismantling of rule of law & persecution of democracy advocates⏬
#HongKong #CourtofFinalAppeal
@maxdnharris @DavidAltonHL
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202507/10/P2025071000260.htm
Exactly right! Those welcoming Paul Lam, like @CIJ_ICJ, @PCA_CPA, @HCCH_TheHague, @FATFNews & @DutchMFA (Ministry of Justice & Security) have made a terrible mistake lending their prestige to help Lam whitewash repression in #HK
The US Department of State,headed by @SecRubio sanctioned Paul Lam,Hong Kong's Justice Secretary. What areHolland,France & Italy thinking of in enabling Lam to go on a Baedeker's tour of Europe-ignoring the 100s of pro democracy activists,like Jimmy Lai, incarcerated in his jails
📰NEWSLETTER: #HongKong Justice Sec Paul Lam tours Europe seeking legal business as the world remembers #China's #709crackdown on lawyers & the rule of law. #HKETOs run into trouble in #NewYork + much more
Read it all here: https://thecfhk.org/lammy-a-catastrophe-for-china-were-jimmy-lai-to-die-in-custody/
Text of @DavidLammy's reply to Blair McDougall MP @CommonsForeign about sanctioning those responsible for wrongful detention of #JimmyLai
Lammy says it would be a "catastrophe" if Jimmy Lai were to die in prison & he expects to see 🇨🇳 Foreign Minister Wang Yi "shortly"…
Congratulations to the new "Channel We" for launching in #HongKong!
"We will continue to report news, do live-streaming, and report news about #Hongkongers,” wrote founder Ronson Chan, formerly of Channel C.
Former staff of Hong Kong news outlet Channel C launch new media platform with support of ‘white...
A group of former staff from Hong Kong independent media outlet Channel C has launched a new online news platfor...
hongkongfp.com
We welcome a bipartisan letter from @committeeonccp @CmteOnCCPDems calling for U.S. Sec of State @SecRubio to consider sanctions against #HongKong police chief Joe Chow 周一鳴
https://thecfhk.org/cfhk-foundation-welcomes-congressional-call-to-sanction-hong-kong-police-commissioner-joe-chow/
🚨BREAKING: #HongKong national security police have arrested 4 people aged 15 to 47, alleging links to the #Taiwan-based Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union.
Hong Kong nat. security police arrest 4, aged 15 to 47, for alleged subversion via Taiwan-based...
Hong Kong national security police have arrested four people, aged 15 to 47, for allegedly conspiring to subvert s...
hongkongfp.com
🚨Sanctioned by @StateDept, #HK Justice Sec Paul Lam's 'Whitewash Repression' tour continues with meetings in #Paris with @FATFNews
"#HongKong has always supported the FATF’s work to tackle money laundering & terrorist financing to maintain the stability of the international…
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