UK Foreign Secretary Visits Beijing as Calls for Jimmy Lai’s Release Grow
TOP NEWS UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in Beijing today for a two-day visit in a bid to improve UK-China relations. Pressure...
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HUMAN RIGHTS FREEDOM
RULE OF LAW
The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation
The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation was set up to fight for Hong Kong and its people as China continues its massive crackdown on the city. Despite legal obligations and treaties and repeated promises that Hong Kong would continue to enjoy its existing freedoms, China has since the 1997 handover from the United Kingdom destroyed Hong Kong’s free media, freedom of speech, free assembly, education, and many other aspects of the democratic way of life that had become the norm in Hong Kong.
THE COMMITTEE FOR
FREEDOM IN HONG KONG
FOUNDATION
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RECENT ACTIVITIES
HONG KONG SYMPOSIUM
Intensifying Repression: Beijing’s Crackdown on Hong Kong and U.S. Policy Options
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has intensified repression in Hong Kong over the last year and continues to decimate the once-respected rule of law and freedom of expression that the people of Hong Kong previously enjoyed. In 2024, Chinese and Hong Kong officials expanded the draconian National Security Law (NSL) of 2020 by imposing the Article 23 Ordinance that further criminalizes free speech and continues to strip away due process and fair trail protections. Almost two thousand political prisoners are now incarcerated, and ongoing trials target journalists, pro-democracy legislators, and ordinary Hong Kong citizens who advocate for liberty.
NEW REPORT
Beneath the Harbor: Hong Kong’s Leading Role in Sanctions Evasion
Hong Kong until recently was considered a top-tier global financial center, its influence rivalled only by New York and London. Governed by rule of law, its compliance with international standards made it a trusted partner to the world. But all that has changed. With China’s assertion of overall political control, Hong Kong now serves Beijing’s priorities, even at the cost of global security. Hong Kong’s financial and trade strengths have been co-opted by autocrats; they are now used not to connect the globe for good, but to undermine stability and subvert international laws and norms.
Wall Projections
OUR AIMS
Defend political prisoners held in Hong Kong and seek to have them released
Press for political and economic consequences for China’s failure to keep its promises regarding Hong Kong’s freedoms
Support the rule of law, free media and freedom of expression
Urge the business community to stand against China’s assault on freedom, which also imperils Hong Kong’s status as an international centre
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