有人疑利用鄭敬基被港府懸紅通緝事件施行外國干預 加拿大保守黨發言人澄清不承認港府指控合理就香港政府懸紅通緝加拿大公民事件，加拿大保守黨傳訊總監Sarah Fischer回應稱，「保守黨不承認北京控制的香港政府指控合理。」
2024年平安夜，香港當局公布第三輪通緝名單，懸紅100萬港元通緝六名海外港人，當中包括加拿大居民兼公民鄭敬基和何良懋。上週有加拿大傳媒報導指，有WeChat用戶疑利用港府懸紅通緝居加港人事件，干預加拿大政治，針對目標是正競逐聯邦選舉保守黨提名的鄭敬基。據知那名WeChat用戶是另一名競逐出選者的前助理。完整報導請見留言。
本月初，九位跨黨派前任和現任加拿大國會議員就港府針對上述兩位加拿大公民發表聯合聲明，聯署議員包括六位香港監察贊助人。他們在聲明強調，「跨國鎮壓在加拿大並沒有立足之地。」
香港監察感謝我們的贊助人和盟友譴責香港政府跨國鎮壓在全球各地倡議民主的人士。
香港監察加拿大政策顧問Katherine Leung表示：
「我們樂見加拿大保守黨澄清，不尊重人權外國政府所發出的懸紅通緝令不會妨礙加拿大公民的參選權利。那六名平安夜被點名海外港人的唯一『罪行』就是為香港自由與民主發聲，聲音影響力之大惹來香港政府設法打壓。
無論是政黨提名還是聯邦選舉，任何加拿大人的參選權都不應因外國政府企圖滅聲而受到損害。」
Canada Conservative Party Spokesperson clarifies stance on Hong Kong’s allegations against Canadian citizensIn response to the Hong Kong government issuing arrest warrants and bounties for Canadian citizens, the Director of Communications for the Conservative Party of Canada, Sarah Fischer, said that “the Conservative Party does not recognize the allegations made by the Beijing-controlled Hong Kong administration as legitimate.”
On Christmas Eve 2024, the Hong Kong authorities issued a third round of arrest warrants with HK$1 million bounties for six overseas Hong Kongers, including Joseph Tay and Victor Ho, both of whom are resident in and citizens of Canada. Last week, Canadian media reported these bounties as potential foreign interference in Canadian politics, targeting Joe Tay, who is seeking a federal Conservative nomination. You can find the full report in the comments.
Earlier this month, a cross-party group of nine former and current Canadian parliamentarians, including six Hong Kong Watch Patrons, issued a joint statement on the Hong Kong government’s targeting of the two Canadian citizens. In the statement, they emphasised that “transnational repression has no place in Canada.”
Hong Kong Watch would like to thank our Patrons and allies for denouncing the Hong Kong government’s transnational repression against individuals who advocate for democracy worldwide.
Katherine Leung, Canada Policy Advisor of Hong Kong Watch, said:
“We are happy to see the Conservative Party of Canada clarify that arrest warrants and bounties from a foreign government that does not respect human rights will not impede the right of a Canadian citizen to stand for election. The only ‘crime’ committed by the six overseas Hong Kongers named on Christmas Eve was to speak out for freedom and democracy in Hong Kong, and having voices so impactful that the Hong Kong government seeks to quash them.
No Canadian should have their right to stand for election, whether it be a party nomination or federal election, jeopardized by a foreign government’s attempt to silence them.”
Hong Kong Watch statementhttps://www.hongkongwatch.org/.../canada-conservative...
Hong Kong Watch press releasehttps://www.hongkongwatch.org/.../joint-statement-from...
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