The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation is hosting our second annual Hong Kong Symposium, in which panelists will discuss administrative and legislative policy options available to the United States in countering Beijing’s intensifying crackdown on fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong.
Thursday, September 12, 2024
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
Washington DC
The Symposium will feature opening remarks from Members of Congress and three sets of panel discussions. Continental breakfast will be available at 9:00 a.m. before the start of the program. The program will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude around 1:00 p.m., followed by lunch and networking.
Panels Include:
Welcoming Remarks
Amb. James Cunningham, Board Chairman, CFHK Foundation
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Rep. James McGovern
Rep. Young Kim
Special Guest Remarks
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
Panel 1: Article 23 and Beyond: The Struggle for Media Freedom
Aleksandra Bielakowska, Reporters Without Borders
Anna Kwok, Hong Kong Democracy Council
Moderated by Mark L. Clifford, The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation
Panel 2: Adapting U.S. Policy to Address Hong Kong’s Central Role in Sanctions Evasion for Russia, Iran, and North Korea
Samuel Bickett, U.S.-Hong Kong Policy Roundtable
Doug Klain, Razom for Ukraine
Moderated by Carolyn Bartholomew, China Policy Analyst
Panel 3: Hong Kong, Emerging Technologies & Beijing’s Military-Civil Fusion Policy
Peter Mattis, Jamestown Foundation
Rick Switzer, ProjX Technology Consulting
Moderated by Shannon Van Sant, The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation
