Hong Kong Watch patron, Lord Patten on BBC World:
Apple Daily closure is "profoundly sad". Beijing are setting out "destroying the freedoms, the liberties and eroding the rule of law in Hong Kong."
#HongKong Closure of @appledaily_hk's HK operations clearly shows how the #NationalSecurityLaw imposed by Beijing is being used to stifle press freedom & free expression of opinions - enshrined in the Basic Law & China's int'l commitments.
🇪🇺 statement 👇🏾
https://t.co/bvqQKJvcmL
As @SecPompeo leaves office, and as @JoeBiden prepares for his inauguration today, I have written this message, thanking @mikepompeo for recognising #Uyghur genocide and urging the new President not to forget #HongKong and #HongKongers
When the CCP shamefully violated Sino-British Joint Declaration, a UN-registered treaty that promised a high degree of autonomy to Hong Kong people, the Trump Administration revoked Hong Kong's special trade status, sanctioned complicit CCP & HKSAR officials. #StandWithHongKong
THREAD: Statement from Lord Patten and @benedictrogers on mass arrests.
Patten: "Taking advantage of distractions around the world, the CCP has further turned the screw in Hong Kong. It is clearly to be regarded as illegal to support democracy..."
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https://t.co/UvtICOHapm
A summary of the shocking development that happened in #HongKong today, including my interviews with @KwongGlacier and @SunnyCheungky. “As a participant and nominee in the primary, I would be definitely arrested if I were still in Hong Kong,” said Sunny. https://t.co/rA4h77kv1y
Hong Kong police arrested 53 people in raids on democracy activists, with authorities saying an unofficial vote to choose opposition candidates in city elections was part of a plan to 'overthrow' the government https://t.co/ODZnTQ7Kb3
The arrest of pro-democracy activists in #HongKong is unacceptable & absurd. People must be allowed to exercise their democratic rights.
The EU must not reward these continued repressions, but they must have clear consequences
#StandWithHongKong
https://t.co/vrOSM8ByYz
Many of HK’s remaining democrats that were not arrested today under the National Security Law are now holding a press conf.
@HKDemocrats chair @lokinhei urged HKers not to give in & look out for each other; questioning why the govt felt the need to arrest the primary organisers.
Patten: "Taking advantage of distractions around the world, the CCP has further turned the screw in Hong Kong. It is now clearly to be regarded as illegal to support democracy."
"When terrible things are happening, we cannot simply look the other way.”
https://t.co/UvtICOHapm