Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for coming to the committee and talking to us about how relevant Hong Kong's situation is to Canada.
Allow me to just play devil's advocate here a bit, because in the community, China has been telling through its mouthpiece that what happened in Hong Kong is purely a domestic issue and has nothing to do with Canada, and this is a Canada-China relations special committee, not a Canada-Hong Kong relations special committee.
Therefore, since I'm asking as devil's advocate, can you tell me why Canada-Hong Kong is a critical part of the Canada-China relationship here? What is the relevance of what's happening in Hong Kong, and why should we, as Canadians, care?
I'd like to ask the Canadian-based witnesses, ACHK, and then the Canada-Hong Kong Link, please.