Canada-China Relations committee  We have a very famous saying: “Today, East Turkestan; tomorrow, Hong Kong.” Unfortunately, now we have to change it to “Today, East Turkestan; today, Hong Kong as well.” Over the past year, we have seen Hong Kong being turned into a police state, with surveillance cameras every

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you very much. Canadians in general, including our government, exemplify lack of understanding and knowledge about how China's “sharp power” operates. Its infiltration, manipulation and control over the direction of all our research institutes as well as university researc

Canada-China Relations committee  —and the core technology for the surveillance program in China actually stems from Canadian universities—

Canada-China Relations committee  Actually, I suggest that there should be another round of hearings—

Canada-China Relations committee  I think a lot of people misunderstand the situation in China. I worked in China for five years, from 1984 to 1989, managing the World Bank and also European soft loan projects there. If we understand the Chinese thoroughly, we see there are quite a lot of risks that they are faci

Canada-China Relations committee  I think there are a few reasons that Hong Kong really matters to all Canadians. Number one is that Hong Kong is the largest Canadian city outside of Canada. There are 300,000 Canadians living there. If we count those people who went back to Hong Kong without claiming non-reside

Canada-China Relations committee  Over the past 20 years, I have witnessed very little effort by our Canadian government to sustain the one country, two systems concept and all the core values, such as rule of law, freedoms, human rights and even democracy being promised to the Hong Kong people. The Chinese gover

Canada-China Relations committee  A few weeks ago, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson expressed that they may bar Hong Kong people from departing from Hong Kong. Also, many of the high-profile social activists, such as Mr. Martin Lee, who is considered to be the father of democracy in Hong Kong, and ev

Canada-China Relations committee  I fully agree with your proposal. I think it is of the utmost importance that we expedite the completion of the report on this series of hearings. We cannot wait until all the hearings covering all the issues on the special committee's agenda are completed, because the risk that

Canada-China Relations committee  One, I think there are a few groups of people who are at imminent risk under this new security law. They are those expatriate people who are living and working in Hong Kong, including 300,000 Canadians, and therefore Canada has the responsibility to condemn this new security law

Canada-China Relations committee  Mr. Chair and members of the special committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before this committee. I feel honoured to stand with the courageous people of Hong Kong in their struggle for freedom and human rights. I am a proud Canadian who grew up in Hong Kong. I hav