A hotly anticipated speech by a pro-Hong Kong independence activist went ahead Tuesday at the city's Foreign Correspondents' Club, amid government pressure and protests by pro-China groups
The head of a political party calling for Hong Kong’s independence from China said Tuesday that government efforts to ban his group were a sign of eroding freedoms in the city.
A pro-independence Hong Kong politician whose party is under threat of a ban lashed out at China in a closely watched Tuesday speech, drawing immediate criticism from local authorities.
Andy Chan knows not to confront his harassers. Sometimes they follow him on the subway. Sometimes they follow his mother. Sometimes they show up at his front door or across the street. At other times he’ll have no idea he was even followed until an article about him runs in a local tabloid.
China’s Foreign Ministry had urged the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC) to withdraw its invitation to Andy Chan, a founder of the Hong Kong National Party, part of the city’s nascent independence movement which is now facing a possible ban from authorities.
The FCC pressed on with the event. A number of Reuters journalists are FCC members.
How China's ire put global spotlight on Hong Kong activist Andy Chan
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-45167660
A lunchtime talk by a little-known Hong Kong political figure has drawn global attention to China's influence on free speech in the territory.
CNN
'China is an empire': Hong Kong independence talk held amid protests
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/14/asia/hong-kong-independence-intl/index.html
A hotly anticipated speech by a pro-Hong Kong independence activist went ahead Tuesday at the city's Foreign Correspondents' Club, amid government pressure and protests by pro-China groups
New York Times
Talk on Hong Kong Independence Goes Ahead, Despite Criticism
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/world/asia/hong-kong-andy-chan-fcc.html
The head of a political party calling for Hong Kong’s independence from China said Tuesday that government efforts to ban his group were a sign of eroding freedoms in the city.
CNBC
In a speech that Beijing tried to stop, Hong Kong independence advocate lashes out
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/14/pro-independence-hong-kong-politician-andy-chan-discusses-china-atfcc.html
A pro-independence Hong Kong politician whose party is under threat of a ban lashed out at China in a closely watched Tuesday speech, drawing immediate criticism from local authorities.
Time
Just Who Is Andy Chan, the Leader of Hong Kong's Independence Movement?
http://time.com/5364918/andy-chan-ho-tin-hong-kong-independence-hknp/
Andy Chan knows not to confront his harassers. Sometimes they follow him on the subway. Sometimes they follow his mother. Sometimes they show up at his front door or across the street. At other times he’ll have no idea he was even followed until an article about him runs in a local tabloid.