Hong Kong Parliament Electoral Organizing Committee
Hong Kong Parliament 香港議會 | |
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| Type | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 27 July 2022 |
New session started | TBD |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | TBD |
| Seats | TBD |
| Elections | |
| TBD | |
Next election | within 2023 |
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| TBD | |
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| hkparliament | |
The Hong Kong Parliament Electoral Organizing Committee (Traditional Chinese: 香港議會選舉籌備委員會; short form: HKPEOC/香港議會籌委會) is an organisation formed by pro-democracy Hongkongers in exile. Two of its leading figures, Victor Ho and Elmer Yuen declared its formation on 27 July 2022 in Toronto, Canada. the organisation’s current goal is to hold its first election by 2023 for overseas Hongkongers to express their opinions fairly and democratically. [1]
On 3 August 2022, the Hong Kong Security Bureau condemned their activism and stated that arrest warrants for Baggio Leung, Elmer Yuen, and Victor Ho has already been issued by the Hong Kong Police[2]
On 8 August 2022, Elmer Yuen has told Radio Free Asia that secret agents working for the Chinese Communist Party has threatened him to stop his work.[3]
Reference
- ↑ Griffiths, James (2022-07-27). "Hong Kong activists in Canada, U.S. and U.K. announce plans to form exile parliament". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ↑ "Hong Kong to pursue Canada-based political activists under national security law". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ↑ "Chinese secret police warned exiled Hong Kong businessman over parliament plan". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
Website
- HKPEOC Archived 2022-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
