Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I will keep it very brief and short. As Hong Kong's situation continues to worsen, it is really important for the Canadian government to take actions to expand the lifeboat policies and, really, to impose sanctions against Hong Kong and also Chinese officials who have been commi

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I think that we would also definitely recommend members of the National People's Congress, as they have voted to pass the national security legislation in Hong Kong and also a resolution to overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you, Ms. Lau. Yes, I mean, basically everything we say here before the [Technical difficulty—Editor] simply by participating in protests and rallies elsewhere in the free world countries. Different Hong Kongers or different people who have been participating in similar kin

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes, I personally know many of the 47 who were prosecuted under the national security legislation on suspicion of suppression of state simply because of their participation in the democratic primaries in Hong Kong. I even campaigned for one of the candidates. Obviously, because t

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  There were 47 arrested under the national security legislation in February 2021 for participating in the democratic primaries, and 36 of them are still behind bars right now.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you. Good evening, everyone. Thank you for inviting me. My name is Joey Siu, a Hong Kong activist now based in Washington, D.C., with Hong Kong Watch. Over the past few months, Hong Kong's situation continued to worsen rapidly. The national security legislation passed in

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Chair and members of the committee, I think you have skipped my opening statement. Do you mind if I go on right now?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It is very important for the Canada government to consider adopting new initiatives that will allow Hong Kongers to file asylum applications outside of Hong Kong and outside of Canada at the local embassies in a third country. For example, for the U.S., there are a pair of prog

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think the most apparent risks of subcontracting the visa application centre contract to a Beijing police force-owned company would be that all the personal information—not only of the Chinese citizens, but also of other citizens who are trying to apply for a visa to come to Can

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Ms. Tung, for those recommendations. On top of that, we have also made a recommendation encouraging the Canadian government to extend the current youth working holiday visa from one year to two years and also to expand the age group from 18 years to 30 years to 18 yea

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It is very important for us to recognize and acknowledge what the Chinese Communist Party has been committing in the region of East Turkestan, commonly known as the [Technical difficulty—Editor] of Xinjiang, because what they have been doing has been recognized by the U.S. govern

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, sir, for the question. When I was in Hong Kong participating in the protests and assemblies, there were people from all sorts of backgrounds protesting together with me. For example, we had students from universities, from secondary schools or even very young kids fro

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think that is definitely one of the ways the Chinese government tries to collect data and information regarding which of the protesters or activists are trying to leave Hong Kong or to escape from the tyranny in mainland China. Also, it does hinder people from applying for a v

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. Thank you. I will continue. Imposed in July 2020, the national security legislation criminalizes even the most trivial forms of protest and any kind of disobedience to the Chinese communist regime. It is not only me or Nathan or any other Hong Kong activists who are becomi

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Good evening, Madam Chair and members of the committee. Thank you for arranging this hearing and inviting me to testify. Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement kicked off in June 2019, and the world has witnessed how the Chinese communist regime has been continuing its cruel crackdo