<<Statement on 50+ Hong Kong Democrats Arrested for Subversion in Election Primaries>>
The arrests of over 50 democracy activists in Hong Kong demonstrates Beijing’s determination to destroy any remnants of Hong Kong’s autonomy. The message is clear: Beijing will not tolerate any ounce of dissent.
Hong Kong rang in 2021 with over 50 Hong Kong pro-democratic candidates, organizers, and affiliates of the primary elections accused of violating the national security law (NSL), specifically on charges of subversion of the state.
On January 4th, Chief Executive Carrie Lam stated that Beijing’s criticism of Hong Kong’s judiciary system was an exercise of freedom of speech. Evidently, this freedom of speech does not extend to criticisms of Beijing as demonstrated by today’s arrests. The alarming fact is that Hong Kong’s judiciary, the last mantle of rule of law, is also being challenged. The Hong Kong government hopes to dismantle and replace it with a system willing to do the Chinese regime’s bidding.
ACHK is appalled by the complicity of democratic nations. We strongly condemn these politically-driven arrests and call for the Canadian government to act.
ACHK urgently demands the Government of Canada and allied democratic nations to:
1. Immediately invoke sanctions against human rights offenders in Hong Kong and China and those responsible for the erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy
2. Reform Canada’s foreign policy on the Chinese Communist Party and the People’s Republic of China — including domestic policy changes that prioritizes the protection of Canadians’ fundamental freedom from erosion, and proactively combat and investigate Chinese Communist Party interference in Canadian society and combat foreign interference into Canadian institutions
3. Create asylum pathways to help Hong Kongers flee mass detention, torture, and persecution, and demand amnesty for all Hong Kongers who were arrested, charged, and imprisoned for political dissidence
Transport Minister Marc Garneau will become the new Foreign Affairs Minister, and Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne would be moved to Innovation, Science, & Industry.
交通部長麥克加里奧將會成為外交部長，而商鵬飛則會就任創新﹑科學及經濟發展部長。
Link to the article 按此閱覽文章: https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-canada-politics/canada-pm-trudeau-to-shuffle-cabinet-name-new-foreign-and-innovation-ministers-sources-media-idUKKBN29H0CF
In response to Hong Kong's recent mass arrests, ACHK urges the Canadian government to invoke Magnitsky Act sanctions and to immediately open up more resettlement and asylum pathways for Hong Kongers who need to leave.
ACHK對近日大清算感到憂慮，並強烈要求加拿大政府推動制裁方案以及為身在危機的香港人開放更多移民通道。
Full article 按此閱覽文章: https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/pro-democracy-activists-arrest-in-hong-kong-is-bad-example-of-erosion-of-citys-independence-champagne
<<Statement on 50+ Hong Kong Democrats Arrested for Subversion in Election Primaries>>
The arrests of over 50 democracy activists in Hong Kong demonstrates Beijing’s determination to destroy any remnants of Hong Kong’s autonomy. The message is clear: Beijing will not tolerate any ounce of dissent.
Hong Kong rang in 2021 with over 50 Hong Kong pro-democratic candidates, organizers, and affiliates of the primary elections accused of violating the national security law (NSL), specifically on charges of subversion of the state.
On January 4th, Chief Executive Carrie Lam stated that Beijing’s criticism of Hong Kong’s judiciary system was an exercise of freedom of speech. Evidently, this freedom of speech does not extend to criticisms of Beijing as demonstrated by today’s arrests. The alarming fact is that Hong Kong’s judiciary, the last mantle of rule of law, is also being challenged. The Hong Kong government hopes to dismantle and replace it with a system willing to do the Chinese regime’s bidding.
ACHK is appalled by the complicity of democratic nations. We strongly condemn these politically-driven arrests and call for the Canadian government to act.
ACHK urgently demands the Government of Canada and allied democratic nations to:
1. Immediately invoke sanctions against human rights offenders in Hong Kong and China and those responsible for the erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy
2. Reform Canada’s foreign policy on the Chinese Communist Party and the People’s Republic of China — including domestic policy changes that prioritizes the protection of Canadians’ fundamental freedom from erosion, and proactively combat and investigate Chinese Communist Party interference in Canadian society and combat foreign interference into Canadian institutions
3. Create asylum pathways to help Hong Kongers flee mass detention, torture, and persecution, and demand amnesty for all Hong Kongers who were arrested, charged, and imprisoned for political dissidence
