Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  And I think the Chinese members of the political bureau. They are all responsible and, I think, the ones who formulated the policy.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I think that Canada should compare Hong Kong now to Shanghai in 1951. If you can understand what Mao Zedong did to Shanghai in 1951, then you will know what Xi Jinping is going to do in Hong Kong right now. The Canadian government has to find ways and means to prevent the atrocit

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Hong Kong has been changing drastically in the past few years. When I left Hong Kong in 2017, I didn't expect that the situation would deteriorate so fast. Since 2019, the whole situation has changed. The Chinese paramilitary is actually present and took action in Hong Kong. Also

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I feel that Hong Kong people will fight to the end. I know so many of them. Many of them have been arrested, and some of them are in jail. They will defy the Communist rule to the very end. This is why I believe that international support, especially support from Canada, is extre

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  When Xi Jinping's thoughts were incorporated into the Chinese constitution, he wanted to change Hong Kong completely. He wanted to change Hong Kong to Shanghai as in 1951. He eradicated all the opposition and wanted to erase all western influence. Everything will be under one par

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  It is not a cultural or regional difference. The crimes committed by the Hong Kong and Chinese governments are crimes against humanity. The international court of human rights can take those cases. You know, these two sovereignties are members of those covenants. Unfortunately, b

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I haven't been active at all in the past four years since I returned to Canada. I live a retired life. I should point out that back in the 1980s when I was in Canada, I was in the first group of people who entertained the first ambassador from China to Canada. We had a welcome

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I haven't experienced harassment myself recently, mainly because I haven't been that active. I do understand that some people have. I think the most effective thing the Canadian government can do right now is to assist those who want to come to Canada. Second, as I said earlier,

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I have more written submissions for the committee. Thank you.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Mr. Chair, thanks for the invitation. I am Albert Chan. I'm a Canadian resident living in Vancouver now. Before I returned to Canada in 2017, I was an elected politician in Hong Kong for 31 years. I was the founding member of many political parties and was seen as one of the m