Hong Kong Democracy Council
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| Abbreviation | HKDC |
|---|---|
| Founded | September 17, 2019 |
| Founder | Samuel Chu |
| Type | 501(c)(3) organization |
| 84-2856766[1] | |
| Focus | Democratic development in Hong Kong Hong Kong Americans |
| Location | |
| Method | advocacy |
| 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) |
| Employees | 4 (2021) |
| Volunteers | 34 (2021) |
| Website | hkdc |
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
- Diaspora politics in the United States
- Hong Kong
- Democratic development in Hong Kong
- Samuel Chu
- Glacier Kwong
- Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act
- Hong Kong Autonomy Act
- Magnitsky Act
- Nathan Law
- Alex Chow
- Jerome Cohen
References
- ^ "IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search".
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hui, Mary (16 August 2020). "Quartz: "We are all Hong Kongers": How the Hong Kong protest movement became the world's fight". Quartz.
- ^ Delaney, Robert (26 September 2019). "SCMP: US bill on Hong Kong democracy, which has angered China, gets approval in House and Senate committees". SCMP.
- ^ Oswald, Rachel (15 October 2019). "Roll Call: House passes trio of measures supporting Hong Kong protesters". Roll Call.
- ^ Kirby, Jen (17 March 2021). "Vox: US sanctions Chinese officials over the latest crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy". Vox.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "CSPAN: Hong Kong Democracy Council".
- ^ "Congressional-Executive Commission on China and Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Joint Hearing: China, Genocide, and the Olympics, May 18, 2021". 18 May 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Strumpf, Dan (7 August 2020). "Wall Street Journal, Hong Kong's Exiled Dissidents Become Fugitives From China". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Chu, Samuel (10 August 2020). "New York Times: Why Is China Coming After Americans Like Me in the U.S.?". The New York Times.
- ^ Forsythe, Michael (16 January 2021). "The New York Times, Protesters Who Fled Hong Kong Arrive in U.S., Seeking Asylum". New York Times.
- ^ 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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