Joint statement from former and current Canadian parliamentarians on the arrest warrants and bounties by Hong Kong government on Canadian citizens

Today, a cross-party group of 8 former and current Canadian parliamentarians have issued the below joint statement on the arrest warrants and bounties by the Hong Kong government on Canadian citizens.

We condemn the arrest warrants and bounties issued by the Hong Kong government for Canadian citizens Joseph Tay and Victor Ho. No Canadian should be threatened by a foreign government under the National Security Law, which Canada has recognized as being in violation of basic human rights. Transnational repression has no place in Canada.

Last week, Hong Kong Secretary for Security Chris Tang issued arrest warrants with HK$1 million bounties for two exiled Hong Kongers who now peacefully advocate for democracy in Canada. Joseph Tay is a former TVB actor and co-founded the NGO ‘HongKonger Station’ which provides “uncensored information”, based in Canada. Victor Ho is a YouTuber and also based in Canada.

These latest arrest warrants and bounties follow two previous rounds in 2023, with the total number of 19 exiled Hong Kongers with arrest warrants and bounties around the world.

The signatory list is as follows (in alphabetical order):

James Bezan MP

The Honourable Irwin Cotler

Senator Leo Housakos

Tom Kmiec MP

Jenny Kwan MP

Melissa Lantsman MP

Shuvaloy Majumdar MP

Former Senator Jim Munson

跨黨派加拿大國會議員就港府懸紅通緝加國公民發表聯合聲明

今天，八位跨黨派前任和現任加拿大國會議員就香港政府懸紅通緝加拿大公民發表以下聯合聲明。

我們譴責香港政府懸紅通緝加拿大公民鄭敬基（Joseph Tay）和何良懋（Victor Ho）。任何加拿大人都不應被外國政府動用《國家安全法》威脅，而加拿大認為《國安法》有違基本人權。跨國鎮壓在加拿大並沒有立足之地。

上週，香港保安局局長鄧炳強懸紅100萬港元通緝六名流亡港人，包括目前在加拿大和平倡議民主的鄭敬基和何良懋。鄭敬基是住在加拿大的前無綫電視演員和提供「未經審查資訊」的非政府組織「HongKonger Station 香港台 」聯合創辦人。何良懋是住在加拿大的YouTuber。

香港當局之前在2023年兩度發出懸紅通緝令，目前全球共有19名流亡港人被懸紅通緝。

聯署議員名單如下（按英文字母順序排列）：

James Bezan MP

The Honourable Irwin Cotler

Senator Leo Housakos

Tom Kmiec MP

Jenny Kwan MP

Melissa Lantsman MP

Shuvaloy Majumdar MP

Former Senator Jim Munson