I would also encourage this committee to read our written submission. We have anonymous testimony from Hong Kongers in appendix C that can also help illustrate what is going on, on the ground.
One thing that everyone should know is that it has transformed from anger to despair, to now fear. No one knows how the national security law and the immigration ban is going to be implemented in Hong Kong, and that has created a climate of fear. With what people have seen as inaction on the ground, it also seems to have created a climate of impunity where the Chinese regime should just take over because no one is doing anything.
They are struggling with everything that we have also struggled with globally, an economic downturn and the pandemic as well. For the protest movement, I would say it has gone underground but the resistance still remains. Because of their love for the city, people are still resisting what is happening. I will echo Mr. Goodman's comments that it has gone global and we're starting to see that shift.
In terms of the human rights violations, I will highlight that it has been two years. People are asking and have been yelling for help for two years now. We need to act.