Hong Kong Democracy Council.@CECCgov chair Rep Chris Smith & member @SenMarcoRubio urge Congress to swiftly pass the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office Certification Act. It would remove diplomatic privileges & immunities granted to HKETOs in the US. #NoToHKETO https://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2023/12/11/its_time_to_remove_hostile_chinese_outposts_997976.html https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1734257245913849925#m
4 years ago, a man wearing a Falun Gong shirt was ordered to remove it by the head of the Ottawa dragon boat festival sponsored by the Chinese embassy. He's finally received an apology. The Chinese embassy's no longer a sponsor but now HKETO is! #NoToHKETO https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ottawa-dragon-boat-festival-apology-falun-gong-shirt https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1730214619472412930#m
Committee for Freedom in HKWell done to @HouseForeign for marking up the #HongKong Economic and Trade Office Certification Act 👏👏👏 #NoToHKETO https://nitter.hongkongers.net/thecfhk/status/1730224657180090734#m
A clip of @CECCgov chair Chris Smith speaking at today’s markup of the HKETO Certification Act in the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The bill passed unanimously, 39-0. #NoToHKETO https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1730014577406972272#m
R to @hkdc_us: The House Foreign Affairs Committee has just passed the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Certification Act by a unanimous vote of 39 to 0. A big victory. The HKETO bill has both bipartisan and bicameral support. It will now go to the House Rules Committee. #NoToHKETO https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1729946454859419785#m
.@LEAFilmFest's the latest film fest to take the authoritarian #HongKong gov't's money while it cracks down on #HumanRights at home, ensuring only HK-gov't-approved films are shown & independent HK films are excluded #LEAFF2023, say #NoToHKETO #Censorship! https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202310/23/P2023102300357.htm https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1716510080638517547#m
R to @hkdc_us: Apart from self-censoring due to HKETO funding, it's wrong for cultural institutions to take the authoritarian #HongKong gov't's money as it cracks down on the HK people. Basic rights are systematically suppressed; there are 1,665 #PoliticalPrisoners. #NoToHKETO's dirty money! https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1712822831115809088#m
R to @hkdc_us: SFS's description of HKETO neglects to mention it's an entity of the authoritarian #HongKong government. @tiff_english & @busanfilmfest co-founded @AsianFilmAwards, which presents HKETO-supported Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation. They should say #NoToHKETO https://www.singaporefilmsociety.com/hkfgp2023#AboutUs https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1712822828062433418#m
A filmmaker's reported Singapore Film Society was interested in screening films about #HongKong protests, then dropped it. Now SFS's partnering w/ HKETO. Coincidence? Or an example of #censorship of cultural institutions that take money from the authoritarian HK gov't? #NoToHKETO https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1712822825076092955#m
R to @hkdc_us: International cultural institutions should have nothing to do w/ HKETO because 1) it represents the authoritarian #HongKong government that's cracking down on our people & 2) HKETO sponsorship acts as #censorship, barring independent cultural productions of HongKongers #NoToHKETO https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1712131603357372748#m