Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you. It is an honour for me to be invited and to represent my organization, the Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement. It was formed in June 1989 after the June 4 Tiananmen Square massacre. Over the past 31 years our organization has assisted and sponsored m

Canada-China Relations committee  Yes. Yes, I do. It has happened so many times. When they take your picture, they put it into their system. When I go back to Hong Kong, I think once I enter the Hong Kong airport they already have my face in their recognition technology. They know who I am and what I have done in

Canada-China Relations committee  Actually, a large number of Canadians, on our Canadian soil, were kind of scared right after July 1, 2020, because of the national security law. Some of those who attend our rallies and activities wear not just masks, but they do everything to cover their face and even the gestur

Canada-China Relations committee  Okay.

Canada-China Relations committee  You have to understand that WeChat is controlled by the Chinese government. A lot of information that we're getting from WeChat is generated in China to deal with some other issues and status stuff as well. WeChat is also a propagandist for the Chinese government. A lot of peopl

Canada-China Relations committee  Our government should help the international students from Hong Kong, especially because some of them have already put a lot of effort into helping Hong Kong and they certainly will be charged under the national security law when they go back to Hong Kong.

Canada-China Relations committee  The Chinese government is very controlling. It controls everything. From the very beginning, in childhood—I'm talking about the mainland Chinese in China—they are kind of brainwashed. They have to praise their leaders on and on, and they have to follow the instructions, so from t

Canada-China Relations committee  Hong Kong is the only city that is still able to remember those children who died in the Tiananmen Square massacre, and it is the only prominent city with lots of candles lit on June 4, although every year the number is diminished. That's why Vancouver, with one of the largest po

Canada-China Relations committee  We have connections around the world, especially after last year. We have 36 cities around the world with the same goal, to protect democracy and the democratic movement in Hong Kong. All of us feel connected. Every year, on June 4, we will have candlelight vigils around the worl

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you.

Canada-China Relations committee  We've done it in the past. Right after the June 4 massacre, not just Canadians but those in other countries around the world helped dissidents from China to leave China and leave Hong Kong, through Hong Kong mostly. They provided essential resources for them to travel and leave

Canada-China Relations committee  I also want to add that a lot of Canadians of Hong Kong descent would love to help. We have a lot of capacity here. We have a lot of volunteers who are able to help them when they arrive.

Canada-China Relations committee  They had a special visa in the past; we're talking about 30 years ago. They had a special visa that was issued by the embassies of a lot of countries, which was granted to past protesters so they could leave. Of course, I'm not going to discuss in public the kinds of details of t

Canada-China Relations committee  Yes. A lot of times, people talk to me during our rallies. We've had over 20 rallies in the last two years. They will say, “I'm sorry, but I can't come next time. This is my last time, because I have family in Hong Kong and a grandmother in China and I don't want them to be intim

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you.