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CECC Hearing: HKDC Executive Director Anna Kwok to Testify on Hong Kong Political Prisoners

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) will be holding a hearing entitled One City, Two Legal Systems: Political Prisoners and the Erosion of the Rule of Law in Hong Kong. It will examine Hong Kong’s cases of political prisoners, the arrest of media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai, and potential ways the U.S. government and the international community can seek their release.

Our executive director, Anna Kwok, will be testifying along with Kevin Yam, a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Asian Law; Sebastien Lai, son of political prisoner Jimmy Lai; and Brian Kern, writer, researcher, and activist. Details are provided below. Location: 2020 Rayburn House Office Building Date: Thursday, May 11, 2023Time: 10:00 am ET to 12:00pm ETThe hearing will also be live-streamed here.

We hope you can join us.

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