e-5137 (Foreign affairs)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- On August 12, 2024, Hong Kong's top court upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy activists, including 82-year-old Martin Lee and 76-year-old Jimmy Lai, for participating in a peaceful demonstration on August 18, 2019;
- The Group of 47, which includes legislators, were found guilty on May 30, 2024, in the exercise of their democratic rights for participating in election primaries;
- Chow Hang-tung and former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance have been arrested over the Alliance holding annual candlelight vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen protests and massacre; and
- Given the extraterritorial reach of the National Security Law and Article 23, there is ongoing fear of surveillance among the Hong Kong diaspora, and in light of the recent spying charges laid against the manager and staff of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in the United Kingdom, Hongkongers want to be reassured that this is not happening in Canada.
- Open for signature
- September 11, 2024, at 10:35 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- November 10, 2024, at 10:35 a.m. (EDT)