Productive call with UK Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab on Hong Kong. Beijing’s efforts to undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy cannot go unchallenged by the international community.
Today, I reported to Congress that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, given facts on the ground. The United States stands with the people of Hong Kong.
Pastor Roy Chan, founder of the ‘Protect the Children’ group, and one of last year’s hunger strikers, arrested in Central today.
An eyewitness said he was “arrested without reason”. #StandWithHongKong
I said it before when @hkpoliceforce cops arrest 85,000 Americans working & living in Hong Kong and I am representing, we will kick out 369,548 Chinese students in the U.S. & Chinese Amb. to the U.S. @AmbCuiTiankai & recall U.S. Amb. to China @TerryBranstad to cut🇺🇸's ties w/🇨🇳.
#China again threatening today to sanction me after I called out China’s attempt to weaponize the global economy, take away America’s economic independence, and strip the rights of the people of #HongKong https://t.co/Bb7nGhpkbx
HK riot police didn’t expect there will be SO MANY HongKongers come out today to stand against the #HKNationalSecurityLaw!
They just send a few police at first and then they are forced to retreat by bc of the powerful HKers!
#HKneedsHelp#YouCantStopUs
If true, this is an atrocious assault at whatever strands remain of "one country, two systems"
It will mean the death of #HongKong
The world must act
#StandforHK#DemocracyforHK
Edward Leung has been transferred to a maximum security facility for receiving....too many Christmas cards?
Am I reading this right?
We’ll just have to write to him at the new address. 🤷♂️
*JOINT STATEMENT ON UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE IN HONG KONG*
Here it is, after consultation on three continents.
Please share, and watch this space for next steps.
Thanks to @citizenspc for a superb translation.
#StandwithHK#UniversalSuffrageNOW#SigntheStatement
Tai Po district councillor Herman Yiu reports three people were arrested at Kwong Lai House as of 4am. The overnight arrest operation sparked fears of a wider operation across Hong Kong. Protester social media channels warned those who had been to PolyU in November to leave home.