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TalkTV
04/21/2023
The CFHK Foundation’s UK and EU Director, Mark Sabah, spoke with TalkTV’s Julia Hartley-Brewer about political prisoners worldwide, including the Russian Federation's recent arrests of political activist Vladimir Kara-Murza and The Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich as well as the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) and Hong Kong authorities' detainment of media tycoon Jimmy Lai.
NTD News Today
03/24/2023
CFHK Foundation’s Mark Sabah spoke to NTD News Today to highlight the first-ever UK-Hong Kong Summit in London. Mark emphasised the need to protect Hong Kongers who seek refuge in Britain, saying, "You're telling Hong Kongers 'you've come here to be safe', but they're not. [The Bob Chan attack] had a very negative effect on the mentality of Hong Kongers who suddenly realised they're on their own even though they're here."
The Daily Express
03/26/2023
CFHK Foundation's Mark Clifford spoke with Marco Giannangeli, highlighting the need for Britain to label China a "threat". Mr Clifford said, "Downing street realises the Golden age of trade with China is over, but there is still a sense that we can somehow have it both ways - that’s why Whitehall continues to apply the term 'strategic competitor' to China, when we are already very clearly in a Cold War."
Channels TV
03/24/2023
CFHK Foundation's Mark Sabah spoke with Channels TV about a Parliamentary debate co-organised by the CFHK Foundation on 10 years of Xi Jinping and the future of UK-China relations. Mr Sabah said, "It was fairly bleak because there were warning signs coming from politicians who care about [the issues that affect Hong Kong]."
Daily Business
02/20/2023
According to Daily Business, EU-owned BrewDog has entered a joint venture with Budweiser China. This joint venture is hypocritical especially after BrewDog’s attempts to shame Fifa and Qatar over its record on human rights at the World Cup last year. "If they are going to be calling out human rights abuses in Qatar, they should be doing the same in China," stated CFHK Foundation’s, Mark Sabah.
Fox Business
02/20/2023
CFHK Foundation's Mark Clifford spoke to Maria Bartiromo about the China threat. Mark discussed the recent surveillance balloons, the potential meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi in Munich, and the disappearance of the CEO of China Renaissance, Bao Fan.
TalkTV
02/18/2023
CFHK Foundation’s Mark Sabah spoke to TalkTV to discuss a speech made by Liz Truss, former British Prime Minister, regarding China. Mark discussed the rise of China and the UK’s lack of a coherent China policy, the recent cancellation of a visit to the UK by the Governor of Xinjiang (an individual banned in the US), Mark also raised the case of Jimmy Lai and the destruction of freedoms in Hong Kong under the National Security Law.
The Epoch Times
02/08/2023
After the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong released its banking report, which the CFHK Foundation contributed to, the CFHK Foundation’s Mark Clifford told The Epoch Times, “The behaviour of British banks is cruel towards the people who have left Hong Kong and simply want to start a new life."
CapX
02/13/2023
CFHK Foundation's Mark Sabah reported in CapX about how the Online Safety Bill could allow the UK government to set up a surveillance state. He believes it would put Hong Kongers seeking refuge at risk, and urges that legitimate worries be considered when the bill returns to Parliament.
Forbes
02/08/2023
CFHK Foundation's Olivia Enos wrote in Forbes about how the global community should respond to the trial of the Hong Kong 47. Mrs Enos urged the international community to stand in solidarity with the individuals who are wrongfully imprisoned and to defend those who are unlawfully on trial in Hong Kong.
The Points Media
02/08/2023
CFHK Foundation’s Mark Clifford spoke with The Points Media about keeping the spirit of Hong Kong's journalism alive. Mr Clifford also highlighted the Chinese Communist Party's current pitfalls including a population demographic crisis, economic turmoil, and an illegitimate government.
TalkTV
02/07/2023
CFHK Foundation's Megan Khoo spoke about the Chinese Communist Party’s spy balloon that was spotted over the US. “It doesn’t take a balloon to see the CCP’s infiltration over the US and UK. It is preposterous that James Cleverly and Rishi Sunak have not spoken out about this at all,” declared Ms Khoo.
The Scotsman
01/21/2023
CFHK Foundation’s Mark Clifford commented in The Scotsman, "Scottish universities’ Confucius Institutes are promoting trade and investment while students in Hong Kong are being imprisoned for peaceful protest and speaking the truth" after Glasgow University's Confucius Institute sponsored yet another China-Britain Business Council annual awards ceremony.
The National Catholic Register
12/23/2022
The National Catholic Register featured the CFHK Foundation's "Postcards for Jimmy" campaign which involves schoolchildren sending Jimmy Lai Christmas cards in prison from around the world. Luke Schwartz, a 10-year old who participated, said, "Mr. Lai is a strong man for standing up for the people of Hong Kong. I'm happy I could do something to make him smile."
CBN News
12/02/2022
CFHK Foundation’s Olivia Enos spoke to CBN News about the recent protests in China and the use of technology to monitor those taking part. Enos stated: “I can’t underscore this enough, how much bravery it takes for Chinese people to take to the streets. The Chinese Party is notorious for using technology…one particular application would mark activities as suspicious…those types of suspicions could be grounds for being sent to these political re-education camps.”
iNews
12/04/2022
CFHK Foundation’s Mark Clifford was quoted in iNews, commenting on the reaction from Hong Kong officials on the “white paper” demonstration in Hong Kong to show solidarity with the protests that broke out in China on the 27th of November, Clifford stated, “it shows the authorities are determined to snuff out even the smallest acts of resistance.”
Financial Times
11/29/2022
CFHK Foundation’s Tara Joseph told The Financial Times that the appeal from Beijing to block Timothy Owen from defending Jimmy Lai “goes exactly against the grain of what the Hong Kong government preaches about the city’s unique qualities. Hong Kong has always said it was open to international barristers and judges. This just flies in the face of that ideal it espoused.”
The Times Red Box
11/29/2022
Damian Green MP and CFHK Foundation’s Mark Clifford urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary James Cleverly to “grapple with how to respond to China’s increasingly erratic aggression.” In The Times Red Box, they wrote that it is now “vital that democratic countries remain committed to holding China to account, now is the perfect time for Sunak to harden the government’s position on China.”
Hong Kong Free Press
11/26/2022
Following a Hong Kong court charging Cardinal Zen for helping pro-democracy protesters, CFHK Foundation’s Frances Hui told the Hong Kong Free Press how she recalled him as a very gentle and caring figure. “He taught us at a young age, ‘Fret not, for God has his plans.’ That built up my confidence in life. Some of my acquaintances who aren’t religious are moved by his dedication. He could have stepped back, but he stayed true to his words even at such an old age,” she said.
