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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|last1=Mahtani|first1=Shibani|date=17 September 2019|title=The Washington Post: Hong Kong activists press U.S. to counter China's erosion of city's freedoms|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|url-status=live|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</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|last1=Mahtani|first1=Shibani|date=17 September 2019|title=The Washington Post: Hong Kong activists press U.S. to counter China's erosion of city's freedoms|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|url-status=live|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</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>Chinese authorities also impose sanctions on HKDC and others on July 2021, in response to U.S. sanctions on China and Hong Kong officials.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Munroe |first1=Tony |last2=Martina |first2=Michael |title=China retaliates with sanctions on former U.S. commerce secretary Ross, others |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-imposes-counter-sanctions-former-us-commerce-secretary-ross-others-2021-07-23/ |website=Reuters |access-date=21 February 2022 |date=23 July 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> Chinese authorities also impose sanctions on HKDC and others on July 2021, in response to U.S. sanctions on China and Hong Kong officials.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Munroe |first1=Tony |last2=Martina |first2=Michael |title=China retaliates with sanctions on former U.S. commerce secretary Ross, others |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-imposes-counter-sanctions-former-us-commerce-secretary-ross-others-2021-07-23/ |website=Reuters |access-date=21 February 2022 |date=23 July 2021}}</ref>


In January 2021, HKDC helped to rescue five Hong Kong protesters by sponsoring the first group of [[humanitarian parole]] visas to the US.<ref name="The New York Times: Protesters Who Fled Hong Kong Arrive in U.S., Seeking Asylum">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/16/world/asia/hong-kong-us-asylum.html|title=The New York Times, Protesters Who Fled Hong Kong Arrive in U.S., Seeking Asylum|newspaper=New York Times|date=16 January 2021|last1=Forsythe|first1=Michael}}</ref> The five men, age 18–26, fled by boat to [[Taiwan]] in July 2020, soon after China imposed the [[Hong Kong national security law]] on June 30, 2020.<ref name="The Wall Street Journal: How Five Hong Kong Protesters Escaped by Speedboat">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-five-hong-kong-protesters-escaped-by-speedboat-found-freedom-in-the-u-s-11624183200/|title=The Wall Street Journal: How Five Hong Kong Protesters Escaped by Speedboat|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=20 June 2020|last1=Chao|first1=Deng|last2=Wang|first2=Joyu}}</ref>
In January 2021, HKDC helped to rescue five Hong Kong protesters by sponsoring the first group of [[humanitarian parole]] visas to the US.<ref name="The New York Times: Protesters Who Fled Hong Kong Arrive in U.S., Seeking Asylum">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/16/world/asia/hong-kong-us-asylum.html|title=The New York Times, Protesters Who Fled Hong Kong Arrive in U.S., Seeking Asylum|newspaper=New York Times|date=16 January 2021|last1=Forsythe|first1=Michael}}</ref> The five men, age 18–26, fled by boat to [[Taiwan]] in July 2020, soon after China imposed the [[Hong Kong national security law]] on June 30, 2020.<ref name="The Wall Street Journal: How Five Hong Kong Protesters Escaped by Speedboat">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-five-hong-kong-protesters-escaped-by-speedboat-found-freedom-in-the-u-s-11624183200/|title=The Wall Street Journal: How Five Hong Kong Protesters Escaped by Speedboat|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=20 June 2020|last1=Chao|first1=Deng|last2=Wang|first2=Joyu}}</ref>

Revision as of 12:05, 21 February 2022

Hong Kong Democracy Council (HKDC)
AbbreviationHKDC
FoundedSeptember 17, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-09-17)
FounderAnna Yeung-Cheung, Samuel Chu
Type501(c)(3) organization
84-2856766[1]
FocusDemocratic development in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Americans
Location
Methodadvocacy
Brian Leung Kai-ping (Sept 2021-now)
Samuel Chu(Sept 2019- Aug 2021)
Key people
Nathan Law (Advisor)

Alex Chow (Board)
June Lin (Board)
Joseph Ng (Board)

Andrew J. Nathan (Advisor)
Sharon Hom (Advisor)
Larry Diamond (Advisor)
Thomas E. Kellogg (Advisor)
Teng Biao (Advisor)
Ted Hui (Advisor)
K Choy (Advisor)
Jeffrey Ngo (Advisor)
Sunny Cheung (Advisor)

Anna Kwok (Strategy and Operations Associate)
Employees2 (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] Chinese authorities also impose sanctions on HKDC and others on July 2021, in response to U.S. sanctions on China and Hong Kong officials.[13]

In January 2021, HKDC helped to rescue five Hong Kong protesters by sponsoring the first group of humanitarian parole visas to the US.[14] The five men, age 18–26, fled by boat to Taiwan in July 2020, soon after China imposed the Hong Kong national security law on June 30, 2020.[15]

September 2021, Brian Leung Kai-ping replaced Samuel Chu as the managing director of the Hong Kong Democracy Council. Alex Chow became Board Chair. [16]

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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. ^ Munroe, Tony; Martina, Michael (23 July 2021). "China retaliates with sanctions on former U.S. commerce secretary Ross, others". Reuters. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  14. ^ Forsythe, Michael (16 January 2021). "The New York Times, Protesters Who Fled Hong Kong Arrive in U.S., Seeking Asylum". New York Times.
  15. ^ Chao, Deng; Wang, Joyu (20 June 2020). "The Wall Street Journal: How Five Hong Kong Protesters Escaped by Speedboat". The Wall Street Journal.
  16. ^ "Former Occupy activist takes helm of Washington-based Hong Kong advocacy group". South China Morning Post. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
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