In late 2019, as COVID-19 began spreading from Wuhan, senior medical figures in Hong Kong urged the government to introduce border controls and public health protections. The government, led by then Chief Executive Carrie Lam, dismissed these calls as “unrealistic”, arguing that restrictions would be discriminatory.
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Together with diaspora groups UK Welcomes Refugees, West Midlands Hongkonger Support CIC
Lee Cheuk-yan, Albert Ho, and Chow Hang-tung appeared at the West Kowloon
On the eve of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to China,
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Authoritarianism is rising worldwide through war, political repression, and far-right populism, posing serious threats to global labour movements. In early December, the
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Authoritarianism is rising worldwide through war, political repression, and far-right populism, posing serious threats to global labour movements. In early December, the Global Labour Institute held
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Today is International Human Rights Day. The ITUC has launched an international solidarity campaign, Free Lee Cheuk Yan, urging the Hong Kong
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Twenty-seven international human rights groups, trade unions and legal bodies have issued a joint statement calling on the Hong Kong authorities to
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