Citizenship and Immigration committee  Good afternoon. My name is Cherie Wong. I extend my thanks for the opportunity to appear before the committee today. I follow this committee’s work closely. Witnesses before me have spoken about the immigration measures that only appeal to a small group of post-secondary gradu

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you for the question. I think it's been on every Hong Konger's mind to [Technical difficulty—Editor] East Turkestan. If we hear any more, it is evidence that we are seeing Hong Kong slowly adopting the same policies that were used in East Turkestan—also known as Xinjiang—a

Canada-China Relations committee  I believe our team has already sent in a brief—

Canada-China Relations committee  Yes, okay.

Canada-China Relations committee  It's been many years since the PLA began to send Chinese scholars to different universities to study. There's been a systematic set-up in these research agreements to export the results back to China. I'll get to the policy recommendations specifically. I think we need to have a

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you. I think it's important to understand that the deterioration of Hong Kong's one country, two systems concept started the moment that Hong Kong was handed over to China. It wasn't something new, but it was something slow. Through time—in 2014—we saw the violent crackdown

Canada-China Relations committee  Sorry. There is also the fact on the global affairs—

Canada-China Relations committee  Yes.

Canada-China Relations committee  There was a very detailed report done on PLA's co-operation with universities. I mentioned these specific three because they're the top 10 in the world in receiving collaborative projects with the PLA. Sorry, I'm out of time.

Canada-China Relations committee  Absolutely, there are going to be questions on why Hong Kong is related to Canada, and I think, for us, it's our core values. When we talk about China, we cannot look away from Hong Kong, and it's not only Hong Kong; it is also Mongolia. It is also Tibet. It is also East Turkesta

Canada-China Relations committee  I think it's something we have to look into more closely. As you said, the RCMP and CSIS are bodies that are supposed to exist to protect us from these threats and this interference, but I don't believe they have all the tools and the proper understanding of how the CCP is operat

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you. What is recommended here is not only about refugee pathways, because outside of refugee pathways we still have immigration pathways, we still have education pathways and we still have employment pathways for foreigners to come to Canada. I think our urgent situation i

Canada-China Relations committee  Citizens' Press Conference actually did a survey with 370,000 respondents, and 98% do not support the national security law. We see overwhelming sentiment that this national security law is effectively ending the constitution and the basic rights of Hong Kong citizens.

Canada-China Relations committee  Yes, I will.

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Cherie Wong, and I use she/her pronouns. I was born in Canada and raised in the post-handover Hong Kong, so I'm honoured to be here today as a Hong Konger and as a Canadian. I am the co-founder and executive director of Alliance Canada Hong Kong