Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Fiona Bruce (Conservative), on Tuesday, 13 November 2018, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 19 members in total.

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HONG KONG UMBRELLA MOVEMENT TRIALS

That this House notes with concern the upcoming trial on 19 November 2018 of nine leaders of the Hong Kong Umbrella movement, including the co-founders of the Occupy Central campaign Professor Benny Tai Yiu-ting, Professor Chan Kin-man, and Reverend Chu Yiu-ming; is further concerned that they are facing vague and ambiguous charges with each carrying seven years’ imprisonment; condemns the use of common law charges apparently intended to intimidate and silence pro-democracy figures including conspiracy to commit public nuisance, incitement to public nuisance and incitement to incite public nuisance; notes that more than 100 pro-democracy protesters have been charged, and many jailed, on the basis of common law charges which curtail freedom of expression and have been criticised by the United Nations Human Rights Committee; and urges the Government, in view of the UK's commitments under the Sino-British Joint Declaration, to raise the issue with the Government of Hong Kong and consider further action.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1830 

Session

2017-19

Other sponsors

Bob Blackman

Jim Cunningham

Mary Glindon

Jim Shannon

Catherine West

Subjects

Politics and government Asia

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk