2024年3月12日，联合国人权理事会第55届会议在瑞士日内瓦举行。中国人权发展基金会组织专家学者发言，而我有幸与“人权卫士”问题特别报告员（Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders）互动对话，就香港特区依法处理“黎智英案”等发声，驳斥境外反华势力有关谎言谬论。
It is ironic that in January this year a group of “so-called independent UN human rights experts” called on HKSAR Government to drop the sedition and collusion charges against Jimmy Lai and release him immediately.
Here in Hong Kong, China. We all know Jimmy Lai is a major mastermind and financial supporter at the highest level of command behind the riots in Hong Kong. He publicly engaged with the American leadership under Trump and pleaded for the US to interfere in Hong Kong affairs.
He also used his media company’s newspaper, Apple Daily, to call for sanction on the Chinese Central Government and HKSAR and spent nearly $100 million HK dollars on local activists’ campaigns from 2013 to 2020.
The statements made by the human rights experts are politically motivated and hundred percent double standard. I wonder if the human rights experts will accept there is someone like Jimmy Lai actively collaborates with foreign forces to undermine American or British rule? Or a newspaper like Apple Daily publishes seditious articles and calls for sanctions on the US or UK government?
Ladies and gentlemen. Jimmy Lai’s cases have been handled strictly in accordance with the law and on the basis of evidence and have nothing to do with freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association.
While Hong Kong has returned to the right track, national security remains our priority. Hong Kong will not allow anyone to damage her stability and prosperity and will continue to uphold the rule of law and defend judicial independence.
2024年3月12日，联合国人权理事会第55届会议在瑞士日内瓦举行。中国人权发展基金会组织专家学者发言，而我有幸与“人权卫士”问题特别报告员（Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders）互动对话，就香港特区依法处理“黎智英案”等发声，驳斥境外反华势力有关谎言谬论。
It is ironic that in January this year a group of “so-called independent UN human rights experts” called on HKSAR Government to drop the sedition and collusion charges against Jimmy Lai and release him immediately.
Here in Hong Kong, China. We all know Jimmy Lai is a major mastermind and financial supporter at the highest level of command behind the riots in Hong Kong. He publicly engaged with the American leadership under Trump and pleaded for the US to interfere in Hong Kong affairs.
He also used his media company’s newspaper, Apple Daily, to call for sanction on the Chinese Central Government and HKSAR and spent nearly $100 million HK dollars on local activists’ campaigns from 2013 to 2020.
The statements made by the human rights experts are politically motivated and hundred percent double standard. I wonder if the human rights experts will accept there is someone like Jimmy Lai actively collaborates with foreign forces to undermine American or British rule? Or a newspaper like Apple Daily publishes seditious articles and calls for sanctions on the US or UK government?
Ladies and gentlemen. Jimmy Lai’s cases have been handled strictly in accordance with the law and on the basis of evidence and have nothing to do with freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association.
While Hong Kong has returned to the right track, national security remains our priority. Hong Kong will not allow anyone to damage her stability and prosperity and will continue to uphold the rule of law and defend judicial independence.
