Hong Kong Watch announces new UK Patrons

Hong Kong Watch is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Patrons in the UK, Tom Tugendhat MP and Blair McDougall MP.

Tom Tugendhat has served as the Conservative MP for Tonbridge since 2015. He previously was Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee from 2017 to 2022 and served as the Minister for Security from 2022 to 2024. As Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr Tugendhat backed expanding rights for British National (Overseas) Hong Kongers. He has also been a steadfast supporter of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including those in Hong Kong, which led to him being sanctioned by the People’s Republic of China and receiving an anonymous, threatening letter to his home in the UK from Hong Kong. Mr Tugendhat is widely regarded as one of the UK’s most experienced policymakers on China, national security, and human rights.

Blair McDougall has served as the Labour MP for East Renfrewshire in Scotland since 2024 – the area where he grew up and where he now lives with his family. Prior to being elected Mr McDougall had a long career in government and international development. He was a special adviser during the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, including in the then Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He ran the winning campaign in the 2014 referendum when Scotland voted to remain part of the United Kingdom. Mr McDougall spent a decade working with human rights defenders, dissidents, and democrats around the world, especially working with those fighting against Putin. He is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and is the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on both Hong Kong and Uyghurs, making him well-positioned to provide his expertise and support to the people of Hong Kong.

Mr Tugendhat and Mr McDougall join a distinguished group of Hong Kong Watch Patrons in the UK, including Lord Patten of Barnes, the last Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Malcolm Rifkind KC, former Foreign Secretary, Lord Alton of Liverpool, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws KC, Sir Geoffrey Nice KC, Sarah Champion MP, Alistair Carmichael MP, and Fiona Bruce.

兩位英國國會議員加入成為香港監察贊助人

香港監察很高興宣布委任兩位英國國會議員為新贊助人──董勤達議員（Tom Tugendhat MP）和麥道國議員（Blair McDougall MP）。

董勤達自2015年起擔任保守黨國會議員，代表Tonbridge選區。他在2017年至2022年擔任外交事務專責委員會主席，之後在2022年至2024年擔任保安大臣。擔任外交事務委員會主席期間，他傾力支持擴展英國國民（海外）香港人的權利。他亦堅定擁護人權和基本自由，包括香港人權和基本自由，這使他被中國制裁，並收到從香港寄到他英國住宅的匿名恐嚇信。社會普遍認為在中國、國家安全和人權議題上，董勤達是英國數一數二經驗豐富的政策制訂者。

麥道國自2024年起擔任工黨國會議員，代表蘇格蘭East Renfrewshire選區。他在當地長大，現在亦與家人住在那裏。他當選前從事政府及國際發展領域多年，曾在貝理雅（Tony Blair）和白高敦（Gordon Brown）政府期間擔任特別顧問，包括在當時的外交及聯邦事務部任職。2014年蘇格蘭獨立公投期間，他協助帶領反對獨立的運動，並取得勝利。麥道國與世界各地的人權捍衛者、異見人士和民主派人士合作十年，包括對抗普京政權的人。他現時擔任外交事務委員會委員，並擔任國會跨黨派香港小組和維吾爾小組主席，這有利他就香港事務提供專業知識並支援香港人。

董勤達議員和麥道國議員現加入成為香港監察贊助人，其他備受尊敬的英國贊助人包括最後一任香港總督彭定康勳爵（Lord Patten of Barnes）、前外交大臣聶偉敬爵士兼御用大律師（Sir Malcolm Rifkind KC）、奧爾頓勳爵（Lord Alton of Liverpool）、肯尼迪女男爵兼御用大律師（Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws KC）、尼斯爵士兼御用大律師（Sir Geoffrey Nice KC）、國會議員柴萍恩（Sarah Champion MP）、國會議員甘文康（Alistair Carmichael MP）和Fiona Bruce。