At Heathrow Airport in London, a Hong Konger who arrived on Friday on one of the three flights to the United Kingdom🇬🇧 said her plane was “almost full”
https://t.co/yYyWFvP9Lc
Hong Kong has been dumped from the economic freedom index it used to dominate. It's now counted as a part of China which languishes in 107th place https://t.co/RbcOIhVKLH via @markets
Breaking: In scenes not seen for mths after #China#NSL crackdown, students at a primary school outside the court where 47 democrats will be arraigned for subversion, shout “#HK add oil” drawing cheers- an indicator of deeper underlying support for the democracy movement still
No, they are not lining up for early-bird concert tickets. They are here for the court hearings about the 47 pro-democracy activists who are charged and detained under the NSL.
This is Hong Kong today.
📸source: Tyrone Siu (posted by @JessiePang0125)
“The Chinese and HK authorities promised that the #NationalSecurityLaw would be used in a very narrow sense and it’s clear that that is no longer the case.”
🇬🇧🇭🇰 The British Consulate-General Hong Kong’s Jonathan Williams speaks outside the court #香港
Hong Kong police charged 47 opposition activists with violating the city’s #NationalSecurityLaw Sunday.
Here’s the scene outside the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court on Monday, days before China’s highest-profile annual political meeting #NPC https://t.co/zJKVTu4LN1 #香港
Only meaningful punitive measures would have a chance of deterring China and its aggressive and expansionist policies
Stopping China in its tracks is not only about the survival of #HongKong ,but also about the future of global democracies and liberal values
#StandWithHongKong
We condemn the detention of and charges filed against pan-democratic candidates in Hong Kong's elections and call for their immediate release. Political participation and freedom of expression should not be crimes. The U.S. stands with the people of Hong Kong.