Hong Kong Watch Briefing on Human Rights Developments: November 2022
This briefing describes developments in Hong Kong in November 2022 focusing on the rapid deterioration of human rights in the city following the introduction of the National Security Law.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
POLITICAL PRISONERS: ARRESTS, CHARGES, & TRIALS
● Stand News Trial Begins and is Halted
● 612 Humanitarian Fund Trustees and Secretary Fined Under Societies Ordinance
● Jimmy Lai Trial Adjourned
● Hong Kong Tiananmen Vigil Group Trial to Proceed Without Jury
● Democratic Party Chairman Cleared of Unlawful Assembly Charge
● Man Shot By Police Sentenced to Six Years
● One of 12 Youth Granted Bailed
● Military Training and Patriotic Education in Prisons
● Man Charged Under Sedition Law for Online Posts
STATE OF THE RULE OF LAW AND POLICING
● Beijing will assist in interpreting National Security Law
● National Security Defendants Can be Tried in the Mainland
● Proposed Cybercrime Law with Extraterritoriality
A FREE PRESS IN THE CROSS HAIRS
● Ex-Apple Daily Staff Plead Guilty to Collusion
● Foreign Correspondents’ Club Lease Renewed
● Journalist Loses Appeal Over Assessing Public Data
● Launch of Association of Overseas Hong Kong Media Professionals
● Trust Project Freezes Operations
A GREAT PURGE UNDERWAY
● Hong Kong National Anthem Blunders
● First Person Jailed for Insulting National Anthem
● Filmmakers Look Abroad for Funding and Audience
STATE SECURITY AND ECONOMY
● Hong Kong Deputies to Join National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee
● Chinese Regulators Give Guidance at Banking Summit
● Hongkongers Support Mainland Protests
● National Security Office Purchases Luxury Villa
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS
● BNO Scheme Amendment Allows Greater Access
● US Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) publishes Annual Report
● Hong Kong to Build International Mediation Centre
● Cosco buy 24.9% of Hamburg Port Terminal
● Semiconductor Chips Factory Sale Blocked
● Xi Jinping Secures Third Term
● Scholz visits China
● Xi meets with over 25 World Leaders Since October