Hong Kong Watch concludes visit to Taiwan

Last week, Hong Kong Watch Research and Policy Advisor Anouk Wear and Policy Advisor Katherine Leung visited Taiwan, where they gave a presentation on digital rights at the China In The World Conference organised by Doublethink Lab and met with representatives from civil society and government in Taiwan. Their visit follows that of Hong Kong Watch’s co-founder and Chief Executive Benedict Rogers to Taiwan in September.

Hong Kong Watch is delighted to be expanding its outreach to Hong Kongers in Taipei, as well as with Taiwanese civil society, and the Taiwanese government. 

Hong Kong Watch attended the China in the World Conference where our team gave a presentation on digital rights in Hong Kong, how they are impacted by the National Security Law and the sedition law, and how this influences global narratives related to Hong Kong and China. 

On 4 December, the Hong Kong Watch team visited the Jiu Yue dim sum restaurant 九月茶餐廳 which is a Hong Konger owned restaurant in Taipei and part of the ‘yellow economic circle’, which seeks to promote the Hong Kong movement and Hong Kong culture. The Hong Kong Watch team also met with members of the Ji-nan Church congregation and Pastor Huang Tsung-sen, to discuss the needs of Hong Kongers in Taipei and how Taiwanese civil society is supporting them. 

The delegation also met with Chi Hui-Jung, Commissioner of National Human Rights Commission and Ombudsman of Control Yuan. Commissioner Chi shared her research regarding the human rights violations faced by Hong Kongers in Taiwan,  government policies for Hong Kongers, and further actions to assist Hong Kongers. She also outlined Taiwan’s efforts to abide by the standards of international human rights laws, despite not being a part of the United Nations. 

Hong Kong Watch participated in the When Hong Kong Studies G conference at Academia Sinica in Taipei, where they met with scholars from Hong Kong to hear about the latest research on Hong Kong politics, society, and culture.

Hong Kong Watch’s team also attended an exhibition of Hong Kong protest artwork, organised by the Japan Hong Kong Democracy Alliance and Lady Liberty Hong Kong. Our team was pleased to see support for Hong Kong culture in Taipei, and meet with more members of the diaspora. 

Benedict Rogers, our co-founder and Chief Executive, said: “I am delighted that my colleagues, Anouk Wear and Katherine Leung, travelled to Taiwan on behalf of Hong Kong Watch, met with representatives of the Hong Kong diaspora in Taiwan, engaged with representatives of Taiwanese civil society, contributed to the important “China In the World” conference in Taipei and enhanced our advocacy with the Taiwanese government. Taiwan is an important, emerging arena for advocacy for our work and we are committed to strengthening the bonds of solidarity between Hong Kong and Taiwan in the months and years ahead.”

香港監察訪台與台灣公民社會、政府代表交流 致力加強港台連繫

香港監察研究及政策顧問華穆清（Anouk Wear）和政策顧問Katherine Leung上星期到訪台灣，在台灣民主實驗室（Doublethink Lab）籌辦的「世界中的中國」（China In The World）會議上就數碼權利發表了演講，並會見了台灣公民社會和政府的代表。香港監察共同創辦人兼行政總監羅傑斯（Benedict Rogers）9月亦曾到訪台灣。

香港監察很高興能夠拓展接觸台北香港人、台灣公民社會和台灣政府的外展工作。

香港監察團隊出席了「世界中的中國」會議，並在會上發表了演講，內容涵蓋香港數碼權利、《國家安全法》和煽動叛亂法對其的影響，以及有關情況對香港和中國相關全球敘事的影響。

此外，團隊會見了台灣國家人權委員會委員暨監察院監察委員紀惠容（Chi Hui-Jung）。紀惠容委員分享了她的研究，內容關於台灣香港人面對的人權侵犯情況、政府對香港人的政策，以及援助香港人的進一步行動。她亦簡要介紹了台灣為遵守國際人權法準則而做的工作（儘管台灣不是聯合國成員國）。

香港監察共同創辦人兼行政總監羅傑斯表示：「很高興我的同事Anouk Wear和Katherine Leung代表香港監察到訪台灣，會見台灣離散港人社群的代表，與台灣公民社會代表交流，參與在台北舉行的重要會議『世界中的中國』，並加強我們對台灣政府的倡議工作。台灣是香港監察倡議工作的重要新興領域，我們致力在未來數月乃至數年加強香港與台灣的連繫。」