Hong Kong Watch joins human rights groups in urging US government to update Hong Kong Business Advisory

On 13 April, Hong Kong Watch joined 27 other human rights organisations in signing a joint letter to the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, to urge the US government to update its Hong Kong Business Advisory and reflect the rapid decline in operational environments for American companies in Hong Kong.

The letter cites new provisions under the National Security Law which further and severely undermine Hong Kong’s legal environment, transparency, rule of law, and data security, as well as Hong Kong’s role in aiding sanctions evasion within the global financial network. Signatories urged the US government to recognise the immediate risks these structural shifts pose on the business environment in Hong Kong, and to update the Hong Kong Business Advisory accordingly.

You can read the full letter here.

香港監察與人權組織聯署促請美國政府更新《香港工商諮詢公告》

4月13日，香港監察聯同27個人權組織去信美國國務卿魯比奧（Marco Rubio）、財政部長貝森特（Scott Bessent）和商務部長盧特尼克（Howard Lutnick），促請美國政府更新《香港工商諮詢公告》（Hong Kong Business Advisory），從而反映在港美國企業正面對迅速惡化營商環境的事實。

聯署信指出《國家安全法》新規定進一步嚴重損害香港的法律環境、透明度、法治和資料安全，並提到香港在全球金融網絡中協助規避制裁的角色。聯署組織促請美國政府承認這些結構變化對香港營商環境構成即時風險，並相應更新《香港工商諮詢公告》。

你可在這裏閱讀信件全文。

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