Recap of Hong Kong Watch advocacy activities: September 2026

Thanks to the generous support of our donors, Hong Kong Watch is able to sustain our international advocacy work for the Hong Kong community. This recap outlines our key activities in September 2026.

United Kingdom

  • Facilitated a letter from a cross-party coalition of parliamentarians and human rights leaders to the Prime Minister on the case of Joshua Wong

  • Met with the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

  • Hosted a Youth Initiative workshop on building a movement

Canada

  • Met with our Patron Brad Redekopp MP to discuss solutions to the Hong Kong Pathway backlog

  • Raised issues concerning the optional open work permit (OOWP) with MPs’ offices

United States

  • Released a report exposing Western investment in US-sanctioned Chinese military companies and held a launch event in Washington, DC

  • Visited Washington, DC to engage with US policymakers and community leaders

  • Hosted a Youth Initiative training conference in Washington, DC

United Nations

  • Addressed an online meeting as part of the Committee on the Rights of the Child’s preparations for its review of Hong Kong’s compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child

香港監察倡議活動回顧：2026年9月

英國

  • 協助跨黨派國會議員及人權領袖就黃之鋒的案件去信首相

  • 會見內政部和外交、聯邦及發展事務部

  • 舉辦「青年政治參與計劃」工作坊，探討如何建立運動

加拿大

  • 會見香港監察贊助人Brad Redekopp MP，討論解決「Hong Kong Pathway」申請積壓的方案

  • 向國會議員辦事處提出有關可選開放式工作簽證（OOWP）的議題

美國

  • 發表報告揭露西方對受美國制裁中國軍事企業的投資，並在華盛頓舉行發布會

  • 到訪華盛頓，與美國政策制訂者和社區領袖交流

  • 舉辦「青年政治參與計劃」華盛頓培訓大會

聯合國

  • 兒童權利委員會準備審議香港遵守《兒童權利公約》的情況時，在相關網上會議上發言

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