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Canadian lawmakers kickstarted a campaign to grant Jimmy Lai Canadian citizenship, backed by Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne, Liberal MP Judy Sgro, Conservative MP Shuvaloy Majumdar, and Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe.
Lai was awarded an Honorary 2025 Bradley Prize at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. His son, Sebastien Lai, received the award on his father’s behalf.
Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation (CFHK) Public Affairs and Advocacy Junior Manager, Chloe Cheung, spoke on an Oslo Freedom Forum panel, “From Hub to Crisis: Hong Kong’s Shift” alongside Samuel Bickett, human rights lawyer and author of our “Beneath the Harbor: Hong Kong’s Leading Role in Sanctions Evasion” report.
(Left to right) Hong Kong Watch Co-Founder Benedict Rogers, CFHK Foundation’s Chloe Cheung,
Hong Kong Democracy Council’s Carmen Lau, and researcher Samuel Bickett discuss Hong Kong in crisis.
Hong Kong
A cousin of former Canadian parliamentary candidate and Hong Kong activist Joe Tay, who has been issued with a HK$1 million bounty by Hong Kong police, and her husband were taken in for questioning, just weeks after another of Tay’s cousins and his wife received the same treatment.
Kinda Li, Jimmy Sham, Roy Tam, and Henry Wong — four of the Hong Kong 47 group of democrats imprisoned for participating in a democratic primary election — were released on Friday morning after serving more than four years in jail.
The Hong Kong Journalists’ Association criticised Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee for remarks indicating his government had decided Hong Kong’s independent media were evading taxes before launching a simultaneous audit of eight news outlets, 20 journalists, and their families.
North America – Hong Kong
Jimmy Lai received the Law Society of Ontario 2025 Human Rights Award at a ceremony in Toronto. His son, Sebastien Lai, accepted the award on his behalf.
CFHK Foundation Strategy and Public Affairs Advisor Shannon Van Sant rallied support in Canada’s Parliament. Her meetings in Ottawa included MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne, and MP Tom Kmiec.
CFHK Foundation’s Shannon Van Sant also met with (clockwise, from upper left) Senator Leo Housakos, leader of the Conservatives in the Senate,
MP Mike Lake, MP Michael Chong, MP Shuvaloy Majumdar, and Senator Pierre Dalphond.
On June 4, CFHK Foundation staff will gather at the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington, D.C., for the 2025 Tiananmen Square Massacre candlelight vigil.
UK – Hong Kong
The Times legal editor Jonathan Ames cited a CFHK Foundation release on the introduction of the Judicial Sanctions Act in the U.S. Senate, in an article questioning the ability of two British judges, Lord Neuberger and Lord Hoffman, to remain on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.
On June 3, CFHK Foundation will hold a panel event in UK parliament: “British Detainees and the Legal Right to Consular Assistance.” To RSVP, please email Robert.Clark@thecfhk.org.
Tributes were paid to the Bishop of St Albans, Alan Smith, as he used his final appearance in the House of Lords before retiring to ask a question about Jimmy Lai’s welfare.
On June 6, join Hong Kong Media Overseas and leaders of Hong Kong diaspora media in London to discuss challenges and opportunities as the authorities step up their efforts to silence them. Please contact info@hkmo.org.uk to register for (free) in-person attendance or to watch via livestream.