HKDC leaders and pro-democracy activists to testify despite the imminent approval and implementation of new National Security Law in Hong Kong by Beijing that would criminalize such act as “colluding” with foreign powers

WASHINGTON, DC (June 29, 2020) – HKDC's Mr. Lee Cheuk Yan and Mr. Brian Leung Kai-Ping will testify in front of US Congress House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at 9:30 am ET. The hearing will be conducted and can be viewed online via the Committee’s website. Also joining the witness panel is Prof. Carole J. Petersen, University of Hawaii.

The full committee hearing, “The End of One Country, Two Systems?: Implications of Beijing’s National Security Law in Hong Kong”, comes amidst wide expectations that the CCP will approve and immediately impose new National Security Law before or on July 1 that would criminalize free speech and protest in Hong Kong.

Link to Hearing announcement here:

https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/2020/7/the-end-of-one-country-two-systems-implications-of-beijing-s-national-security-law-in-hong-kong