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'''Hong Kong Democracy Council''' ('''HKDC'''), is a Washington, DC-based [[nonpartisan]], [[non-governmental organization]] ([[NGO]]) with the stated mission "to protect [[Hong Kong]]’s basic freedoms, autonomy, and the rule of law."<ref name="The Washington Post: Hong Kong activists press U.S. to counter China’s erosion of city’s freedoms">{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/hong-kong-activists-press-us-to-counter-chinas-erosion-of-citys-freedoms/2019/09/17/99a7d542-d8fb-11e9-a1a5-162b8a9c9ca2_story.html|title=The Washington Post: Hong Kong activists press U.S. to counter China's erosion of city's freedoms|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=17 September 2019|last1=Mahtani|first1=Shibani}}</ref><ref name="Quartz: “We are all Hong Kongers”: How the Hong Kong protest movement became the world’s fight">{{Cite web|url=https://qz.com/1885749/how-the-hong-kong-protest-movement-became-the-worlds-fight/|title=Quartz: "We are all Hong Kongers": How the Hong Kong protest movement became the world's fight|newspaper=Quartz|date=16 August 2020|last1=Hui|first1=Mary}}</ref> Since its launch, HKDC has advocated for the passage of the [[Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act]], PROTECT Hong Kong Act. and [[Hong Kong Autonomy Act]]<ref name="SCMP: US bill on Hong Kong democracy, which has angered China, gets approval in House and Senate committees">{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3030393/us-bill-hong-kong-democracy-which-has-angered-china-gets-approval|title=SCMP: US bill on Hong Kong democracy, which has angered China, gets approval in House and Senate committees|newspaper=SCMP|date=26 September 2019|last1=Delaney|first1=Robert}}</ref><ref name="Roll Call: House passes trio of measures supporting Hong Kong protesters">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollcall.com/2019/10/15/house-passes-trio-of-measures-supporting-hong-kong-protesters|title=Roll Call: House passes trio of measures supporting Hong Kong protesters|newspaper=Roll Call|date=15 October 2019|last1=Oswald|first1=Rachel}}</ref>, economic sanctions and visa bans on Chinese and Hong Kong officials undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy and human rights<ref name="Vox: US sanctions Chinese officials over the latest crackdown on Hong Kong’s democracy">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2021/3/17/22335622/us-sanctions-chinese-officials-crackdown-hong-kong-democracy|title=Vox: US sanctions Chinese officials over the latest crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy|newspaper=Vox|date=17 March 2021|last1=Kirby|first1=Jen}}</ref>, and additional legislation in Congress including immigration and refugee protection for Hong Kongers.<ref name="Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration Hearing: Supporting Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Movement Through U.S. Refugee Policy">{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/supporting-hong-kongs-pro-democracy-movement-through-us-refugee-policy|title=Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration Hearing: Supporting Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Movement Through U.S. Refugee Policy, December 16, 2020|date=16 December 2020}}</ref> HKDC's staff, board members, and advisors have also testified in front of the [[United States Congress]].<ref name="CSPAN: Hong Kong Democracy Council">{{Cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/organization/?138438/Hong-Kong-Democracy-Council|title=CSPAN: Hong Kong Democracy Council}}</ref><ref name="Congressional-Executive Commission on China and Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Joint Hearing: China, Genocide, and the Olympics">{{Cite web|url=https://humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/hearings/china-genocide-and-olympics|title=Congressional-Executive Commission on China and Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Joint Hearing: China, Genocide, and the Olympics, May 18, 2021|date=18 May 2021}}</ref>
'''Hong Kong Democracy Council''' ('''HKDC'''), is a Washington, DC-based [[nonpartisan]], [[non-governmental organization]] ([[NGO]]) with the stated mission "to protect [[Hong Kong]]’s basic freedoms, autonomy, and the rule of law."<ref name="The Washington Post: Hong Kong activists press U.S. to counter China’s erosion of city’s freedoms">{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/hong-kong-activists-press-us-to-counter-chinas-erosion-of-citys-freedoms/2019/09/17/99a7d542-d8fb-11e9-a1a5-162b8a9c9ca2_story.html|title=The Washington Post: Hong Kong activists press U.S. to counter China's erosion of city's freedoms|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=17 September 2019|last1=Mahtani|first1=Shibani}}</ref><ref name="Quartz: “We are all Hong Kongers”: How the Hong Kong protest movement became the world’s fight">{{Cite web|url=https://qz.com/1885749/how-the-hong-kong-protest-movement-became-the-worlds-fight/|title=Quartz: "We are all Hong Kongers": How the Hong Kong protest movement became the world's fight|newspaper=Quartz|date=16 August 2020|last1=Hui|first1=Mary}}</ref> Since its launch, HKDC has advocated for the passage of the [[Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act]], PROTECT Hong Kong Act. and [[Hong Kong Autonomy Act]],<ref name="SCMP: US bill on Hong Kong democracy, which has angered China, gets approval in House and Senate committees">{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3030393/us-bill-hong-kong-democracy-which-has-angered-china-gets-approval|title=SCMP: US bill on Hong Kong democracy, which has angered China, gets approval in House and Senate committees|newspaper=SCMP|date=26 September 2019|last1=Delaney|first1=Robert}}</ref><ref name="Roll Call: House passes trio of measures supporting Hong Kong protesters">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollcall.com/2019/10/15/house-passes-trio-of-measures-supporting-hong-kong-protesters|title=Roll Call: House passes trio of measures supporting Hong Kong protesters|newspaper=Roll Call|date=15 October 2019|last1=Oswald|first1=Rachel}}</ref> economic sanctions and visa bans on Chinese and Hong Kong officials undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy and human rights,<ref name="Vox: US sanctions Chinese officials over the latest crackdown on Hong Kong’s democracy">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2021/3/17/22335622/us-sanctions-chinese-officials-crackdown-hong-kong-democracy|title=Vox: US sanctions Chinese officials over the latest crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy|newspaper=Vox|date=17 March 2021|last1=Kirby|first1=Jen}}</ref> and additional legislation in Congress including immigration and refugee protection for Hong Kongers.<ref name="Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration Hearing: Supporting Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Movement Through U.S. Refugee Policy">{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/supporting-hong-kongs-pro-democracy-movement-through-us-refugee-policy|title=Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration Hearing: Supporting Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Movement Through U.S. Refugee Policy, December 16, 2020|date=16 December 2020}}</ref> HKDC's staff, board members, and advisors have also testified in front of the [[United States Congress]].<ref name="CSPAN: Hong Kong Democracy Council">{{Cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/organization/?138438/Hong-Kong-Democracy-Council|title=CSPAN: Hong Kong Democracy Council}}</ref><ref name="Congressional-Executive Commission on China and Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Joint Hearing: China, Genocide, and the Olympics">{{Cite web|url=https://humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/hearings/china-genocide-and-olympics|title=Congressional-Executive Commission on China and Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Joint Hearing: China, Genocide, and the Olympics, May 18, 2021|date=18 May 2021}}</ref>


In response, Hong Kong authorities issued arrest warrants against HKDC's Managing Director [[Samuel Chu]] in July 2020,<ref name="NBC News: Hong Kong issues arrest warrant for U.S. citizen under new national security law">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/hong-kong-issues-arrest-warrant-u-s-citizen-under-new-n1235574|title=NBC News: Hong Kong issues arrest warrant for U.S. citizen under new national security law|newspaper=NBC News|date=1 August 2020|last1=Baculinao|first1=Eric|last2=Suliman|first2=Adela}}</ref> making him the first foreign citizen to be targeted under the [[Hong Kong National Security Law]].<ref name="WSJ: Hong Kong’s Exiled Dissidents Become Fugitives From China">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kongs-exiled-dissidents-become-fugitives-from-china-11596793908/|title=Wall Street Journal, Hong Kong's Exiled Dissidents Become Fugitives From China|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=7 August 2020|last1=Strumpf|first1=Dan}}</ref><ref name="The New York Times: Why Is China Coming After Americans Like Me in the U.S.?">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/10/opinion/china-hong-kong-arrest.html/|title=New York Times: Why Is China Coming After Americans Like Me in the U.S.?|newspaper=The New York Times|date=10 August 2020|last1=Chu|first1=Samuel}}</ref>
In response, Hong Kong authorities issued arrest warrants against HKDC's Managing Director [[Samuel Chu]] in July 2020,<ref name="NBC News: Hong Kong issues arrest warrant for U.S. citizen under new national security law">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/hong-kong-issues-arrest-warrant-u-s-citizen-under-new-n1235574|title=NBC News: Hong Kong issues arrest warrant for U.S. citizen under new national security law|newspaper=NBC News|date=1 August 2020|last1=Baculinao|first1=Eric|last2=Suliman|first2=Adela}}</ref> making him the first foreign citizen to be targeted under the [[Hong Kong National Security Law]].<ref name="WSJ: Hong Kong’s Exiled Dissidents Become Fugitives From China">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kongs-exiled-dissidents-become-fugitives-from-china-11596793908/|title=Wall Street Journal, Hong Kong's Exiled Dissidents Become Fugitives From China|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=7 August 2020|last1=Strumpf|first1=Dan}}</ref><ref name="The New York Times: Why Is China Coming After Americans Like Me in the U.S.?">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/10/opinion/china-hong-kong-arrest.html/|title=New York Times: Why Is China Coming After Americans Like Me in the U.S.?|newspaper=The New York Times|date=10 August 2020|last1=Chu|first1=Samuel}}</ref>

Revision as of 08:51, 23 June 2021

Hong Kong Democracy Council (HKDC)
AbbreviationHKDC
FoundedSeptember 17, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-09-17)
FounderSamuel Chu
Type501(c)(3) organization
84-2856766[1]
FocusDemocratic development in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Americans
Location
Methodadvocacy
Samuel Chu
Key people
Nathan Law (Advisor)
Glacier Kwong (Staff)
Victoria Tin-bor Hui (Board)
Jerome Cohen (Advisor)
Annie Boyajian (Board)
Anna Yeung-Cheung (Board)
Larry Diamond (Advisor)
Sharon Hom (Advisor)
Andrew Nathan (Advisor)
Alex Chow (Advisor)
Employees4 (2021)
Volunteers34 (2021)
Websitehkdc.us

Hong Kong Democracy Council (HKDC), is a Washington, DC-based nonpartisan, non-governmental organization (NGO) with the stated mission "to protect Hong Kong’s basic freedoms, autonomy, and the rule of law."[2][3] Since its launch, HKDC has advocated for the passage of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, PROTECT Hong Kong Act. and Hong Kong Autonomy Act,[4][5] economic sanctions and visa bans on Chinese and Hong Kong officials undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy and human rights,[6] and additional legislation in Congress including immigration and refugee protection for Hong Kongers.[7] HKDC's staff, board members, and advisors have also testified in front of the United States Congress.[8][9]

In response, Hong Kong authorities issued arrest warrants against HKDC's Managing Director Samuel Chu in July 2020,[10] making him the first foreign citizen to be targeted under the Hong Kong National Security Law.[11][12]

In January 2021, HKDC helped to rescue five Hong Kong protesters by sponsoring the first group of humanitarian parole visas to the US.[13] The five men, age 18-26, fled by boat to Taiwan in July of 2020, soon after China imposed the Hong Kong national security law on June 30, 2020.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search".
  2. ^ Mahtani, Shibani (17 September 2019). "The Washington Post: Hong Kong activists press U.S. to counter China's erosion of city's freedoms". The Washington Post.
  3. ^ Hui, Mary (16 August 2020). "Quartz: "We are all Hong Kongers": How the Hong Kong protest movement became the world's fight". Quartz.
  4. ^ Delaney, Robert (26 September 2019). "SCMP: US bill on Hong Kong democracy, which has angered China, gets approval in House and Senate committees". SCMP.
  5. ^ Oswald, Rachel (15 October 2019). "Roll Call: House passes trio of measures supporting Hong Kong protesters". Roll Call.
  6. ^ Kirby, Jen (17 March 2021). "Vox: US sanctions Chinese officials over the latest crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy". Vox.
  7. ^ "Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration Hearing: Supporting Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Movement Through U.S. Refugee Policy, December 16, 2020". 16 December 2020.
  8. ^ "CSPAN: Hong Kong Democracy Council".
  9. ^ "Congressional-Executive Commission on China and Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Joint Hearing: China, Genocide, and the Olympics, May 18, 2021". 18 May 2021.
  10. ^ Baculinao, Eric; Suliman, Adela (1 August 2020). "NBC News: Hong Kong issues arrest warrant for U.S. citizen under new national security law". NBC News.
  11. ^ Strumpf, Dan (7 August 2020). "Wall Street Journal, Hong Kong's Exiled Dissidents Become Fugitives From China". Wall Street Journal.
  12. ^ Chu, Samuel (10 August 2020). "New York Times: Why Is China Coming After Americans Like Me in the U.S.?". The New York Times.
  13. ^ Forsythe, Michael (16 January 2021). "The New York Times, Protesters Who Fled Hong Kong Arrive in U.S., Seeking Asylum". New York Times.
  14. ^ Chao, Deng; Wang, Joyu (20 June 2020). "The Wall Street Journal: How Five Hong Kong Protesters Escaped by Speedboat". The Wall Street Journal.
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