Hong Kong Watch Briefing on Human Rights Developments: January 2025.

📺 Thank you Lord Jackson of Peterborough for raising security concerns around the proposed site of a new 🇨🇳 embassy in London in @UKHouseofLords yesterday. Watch the full debate here:

📺 With #LunarNewYear festivities in full swing, our Research and Policy Advisor Thomas Benson wishes everyone a prosperous and happy #YearoftheSnake 🐍

He also gives a round-up of our #BNO work.

RT @hkdc_us: Call to action: @aliciakearns, Shadow Minister for National Security, is deeply concerned about the Chinese Super-Embassy plan….

RT @hkdc_us: 【CALL TO ACTION: Protest Against the Chinese Super-Embassy on 8 February】.Blair McDougall MP, Chair of APPG on Hong Kong, urge….

In his latest op-ed, our Trustee @benedictrogers urges the 🇬🇧 government to defend democratic values and national security by seriously considering the threat posed by plans for a Chinese super embassy in London👇.

Yesterday, our Research and Policy Advisor @anoukwear presented a policy memo on US-China relations and human rights for the new 🇺🇸 administration and Congress alongside @SophieDRich and @michaelsobolik at @HudsonInstitute ⬇️.

Today we met with @ConnorRand4ASW to discuss the expansion of the #BNO scheme to those born before the 1997 handover, and the need for Home Fee status for BNO Hong Kongers at UK universities. Thank you for your continued support 🤝

📺 Sending greetings for the #YearoftheSnake, our 🇨🇦 Patron @shuvmajumdar MP wishes you a #LunarNewYear filled with strength, resilience and hope 🧧

📺 As we embark on the #YearoftheSnake, 🇨🇦 Shadow Minister for International Development and our Patron @GarnettGenuis MP wishes you a very happy #LunarNewYear, especially to the #HongKong community 🐍

📺 At the beginning of the #YearoftheSnake, our 🇬🇧 Patron @SarahChampionMP wishes #HongKongers worldwide a happy #LunarNewYear and encourages you to draw on your personal strength in the fight for freedom 🧧

🧨 At the dawn of the #YearoftheSnake, the team at Hong Kong Watch wishes you a happy #LunarNewYear. May it bring peace, health and prosperity to you and your loved ones.

RT @HudsonInstitute: 🚨 @SophieDRich, @anoukwear, and @OliviaEnos released a new policy memo on prioritizing human rights in China. @michae….

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