Recap of Hong Kong Watch advocacy activities: January to February 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 January and February 2026.

United Kingdom

  • Launched a survey report on the impact of new settlement requirements on BNOs in Parliament, and organised a joint letter from 36 parliamentarians to the Home Office to highlight our survey findings

  • Secured a policy breakthrough with expansion of the BNO scheme to include adult children of BNOs born before the 1997 handover

  • Met with the Home Office Minister Lord Hanson of Flint, alongside Lord Tyrie, to discuss BNO policy issues, including the proposed settlement requirements

  • Marked the fifth anniversary of the BNO scheme with a statement, an op-ed from Lord Patten of Barnes and a social media campaign participated by parliamentarians, calling on the UK government to honour its promises to BNO Hong Kongers

  • Engaged members of the House of Lords ahead of the debate on transnational repression

  • Launched a survey on UK-China policy and other issues affecting the Hong Kong community

Canada

  • Participated in a private roundtable discussion with the Minister of Immigration Lena Metlege Diab on Hong Kong Pathway issues

  • Met with new Patron Brad Redekopp MP to discuss solutions to Hong Kong Pathway issues

  • Worked with Hong Kong diaspora groups to issue a statement raising concerns about the agreement on law enforcement cooperation signed between the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Chinese Ministry of Public Security

  • Assisted in inviting politicians to the HongKonger Community Centre Toronto’s Lunar New Year dinner and supported the event

  • Attended two Lunar New Year celebrations hosted by the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party respectively, and engaged with MPs during the events

United States

  • Met with the China Director of the National Security Council at the White House

  • Called on US Hong Kongers to urge legislators to support HKETO Certification Act

European Union

  • The European Parliament passed a resolution on the conviction of Jimmy Lai with input from Hong Kong Watch

香港監察倡議活動回顧：2026年1月至2月

有賴捐助者的慷慨支持，香港監察得以繼續為港人社群展開國際倡議工作。2026年1月至2月的重點活動回顧如下。

英國

  • 在國會發表新定居要求對BNO港人影響調查報告，並動員36位國會議員聯署去信內政部，提請關注調查發現

  • 取得政策突破：政府宣布擴大BNO計劃，將1997年主權移交前出生的BNO身分持有人成年子女納入在內

  • 聯同泰瑞勳爵（Lord Tyrie）會見內政部大臣漢森勳爵（Lord Hanson of Flint），討論擬議定居要求等BNO政策議題

  • 就BNO計劃五週年發表聲明、統籌刊登彭定康勳爵（Lord Patten of Barnes）的專欄文章，以及號召國會議員參與社交媒體行動，呼籲英國政府履行對BNO港人的承諾

  • 上議院跨國鎮壓辯論舉行前，向上議員講解情況

  • 發起英國對中政策及其他港人社群隱憂問卷調查

加拿大

  • 參與移民部長Lena Metlege Diab私人圓桌會議，討論「Hong Kong Pathway」問題

  • 會見新贊助人Brad Redekopp MP，商討解決「Hong Kong Pathway」問題的方案

  • 聯同海外港人團體發表聲明，就加拿大皇家騎警與中國公安部簽訂執法合作協議表達憂慮

  • 協助邀請政要參加多倫多香港人社區中心農曆新年晚宴並支援活動

  • 出席兩場分別由保守黨和自由黨舉辦的農曆新年慶祝活動，並在活動期間與國會議員交流

美國

  • 在白宮會見國家安全委員會（National Security Council）中國事務主任

  • 呼籲居美港人響應一人一信行動，促請國會議員支持《香港經貿辦認證法案》

歐盟

  • 歐洲議會通過有關黎智英案定罪裁決的決議，當中採納了香港監察的建議內容

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