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Joint Statement of 24 US Hong Kong Advocacy Organizations on Biden Administration’s Initial Response to Hong Kong’s Article 23 National Security Law

The APAC Committee, Assembly of Citizens’ Representative, Hong Kong joined 23 other Hong Kong advocacy organizations and community groups in a joint statement following the Biden Administration’s inadequate and concerning response to Article 23 in Hong Kong.

We call on the Biden Administration to:

1. Use the authority already provided by Congress to impose sanctions against those responsible for passing, implementing, and enforcing the Article 23 NSL.

2. Offer safe haven in the U.S. to dissidents fleeing the regime.

We call on the Congress to:

1. Bring the HKETO Certification Act (H.R. 1103/S. 490) to the floor for a vote. The legislation has passed both the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with overwhelming bipartisan support.

2. Advance the Hong Kong Sanctions Act (H.R. 6153/S.3177) and the Transnational Repression Policy Act (H.R. 3654/S.831) in order to further deter Beijing’s repression.

全文下載： https://www.acrhk.org/documents/assembly04_2024_hk/

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香港公民代表會議（下稱本會）在二○二四年三月十九日以傳閱文件方式通過了以下動議：  

本會強烈譴責香港共產政權及其所不代表香港公民意志的自稱立法機構，通過毫不尊重公民意志的《基本法》第二十三條立法，踐踏香港的法治精神及香港公民的人權，並企圖透過立法影響在外香港人及外國人的人權及言論結社自由。 

Assembly of Citizens’ Representatives, Hong Kong
Public Statement on the Passage of Article 23 Legislation under the Basic Law by Hong Kong Communist Regime

The Assembly of Citizens’ Representatives, Hong Kong (hereinafter referred to as “the Assembly”) adopted the following resolution via circulated documents on 19^th March, 2024:    

The Assembly strongly condemns the Hong Kong Communist regime and its self-styled legislative body, which does not represent the will of Hong Kong citizens, for passing legislation on Article 23 of the Basic Law, which blatantly disregards the will of the people, tramples on the rule of law in Hong Kong, and violates the human rights of Hong Kong citizens. This legislation attempts to influence the human rights, freedom of speech, and freedom of association of Hong Kong people abroad and foreigners through legislation.   

在二○二四年三月六日港共政權保安局向其立法機關提交關於《基本法》第二十三條立法的文件中指出，香港公民代表會議提出的立場書連同其他在海外的公民組織共九份為「來自境外反華組織」的意見，並要求該些自稱議員「在考慮反對意見時，必須考慮上述背景」。以下是香港公民代表會議以文件傳閱方式通過的回應：

Response to the Hong Kong Communist Authority’s Labeling of Our Assembly as “Overseas Anti-China Organization”

On March 6, 2024, the Hong Kong Communist Regime’s Security Bureau submitted a document to its legislative body regarding the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law, pointing out that the position paper submitted by the Assembly of Citizens’ Representative, Hong Kong, together with eight other overseas civil organizations, constituted “opinions from anti-China organizations abroad,” and requested that those self-proclaimed legislators “consider the above background when considering opposing views.” Below attachment is the response passed by the Assembly of Citizens’ Representative, Hong Kong, through document circulation.

【2024年2月28日】香港公民代表會議（下稱本會）根據經二○二四年二月二十五日進行的第一次會議議決後，一致通過以下決議，反對香港特別行政區政府於二○二四年二月提出的《基本法》第二十三條立法草案（下稱草案）：

香港公民代表會議承接第六屆香港區議會（6th District Councils of Hong Kong）於二○二○年六月六日舉行的十七區區議會大會特別會議動議中，「反對任何形式收緊民主自由的法例，港區國安法摧毁一國兩制，將香港的未來推向萬劫不復的深淵，必須立即撤回」的精神，反對香港特別行政區政府於二○二四年二月提出的《基本法》第二十三條立法草案。