Frances Hui
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Frances Hui (Chinese: 許穎婷; romanized: Xu Yingting; born 30 September 1999) is a Hong Kong social activist and the director of We Are Hong Kong People and a former member of the Scholarship.
She studied journalism at the University of Notre Dame and journalism at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. She became known for writing an article in Emerson College's campus publication, "I am from Hong Kong, not China".[1]
Career
[edit]On May 23, 2015, Xu Yingting rebuked then Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and opposed the Hong Kong Government's proposed political reform plan at a public hearing of the Hong Kong Legislative Council.[2]
On April 2, 2019, Xu Yingting wrote an article in Emerson College's campus publication Berkeley Beacon titled "I'm from Hong Kong, Not China", detailing the differences between Hong Kong and mainland China, pointing out that Hong Kong under "One Country, Two Systems", enjoys basic human rights such as freedom of speech, freedom of press and publication, and freedom of assembly granted by the Basic Law. At the same time, they criticized the lack of communication channels. Minority groups in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang expressed their disapproval of the schools' adoption of "Hong Kong, China", expressed their dissatisfaction with the title and reiterated that it would firmly protect the identity of the Hong Kong people.[3]
On June 8, 2019, Hui Yingting posted a video to oppose the “Fugitive Offenders Amendment Bill” proposed by the Hong Kong Government and claimed that if the Fugitive Offenders Amendment Bill is passed, Hong Kong’s human rights problems will worsen and she will not have the courage to return to Hong Kong.[4]
In an interview with Xia News on December 5, 2019, Xu Yingting said that she was not displeased with mainland China or Chinese identity from the beginning. The turning point in supporting Hong Kong independence was the 2014 Umbrella Revolution and the 2019 extradition bill protests.[5]
On March 10, 2020, Hui Yingting launched the “We are Hong Kongers” organization for Hong Kong people in the United States, and called on all Hong Kongers living in the United States to fill in the identity of “Hong Kong people” in the racial column of the 2020 US Census. She believes that the answer will not only help the US federal government more accurately assess the needs of Hong Kong people, such as paying more attention to Cantonese services, but more importantly, it will reflect the identity of Hong Kong people and help promote the lobbying work of Hong Kong people in the US Congress.[6][7]
On November 1, 2020, 12 Hong Kong people were detained for more than 70 days, Xu Yingting and many people in Hong Kong and abroad who are concerned about Hong Kong recorded a short video to call on the world to pay attention to the incident.[8][9]
On December 17, 2020, Xu Yingting announced her exile in a post on her personal social media, saying that she was born a Hong Konger and will die with the soul of Hong Kong.[10]
On April 14, 2022, Xu Yingting announced that she had been granted political asylum in the United States, becoming the first person from Hong Kong to be granted political asylum by the United States federal government.[11]
On December 14, 2023, the National Security Division of the Hong Kong Police issued a bounty of HK$1 million for the arrest of five overseas Hong Kong social activists including Xu Yingting, Joey Siu, Cheng Wenjie, Huo Jiazhi, and Cai Mingda.[12][13] This move caused an uproar in international public opinion. The US State Department condemned the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for ignoring international norms of democracy and human rights, and pointed out that the Hong Kong government has no jurisdiction within the United States. He stated that “defenders of democracy and freedom will continue to enjoy the protection of the liberties and rights guaranteed in the United States Constitution,” and in addition several members of the United States Congress from all parties issued a statement saying that it was unacceptable for the Hong Kong SAR government to be controlled by the CCP and to use intimidation and harassment to persecute American citizens and residents who engage in peaceful political activities in the United States. Stressing the need for the US Congress to take urgent action to address the CCP’s transnational repression, he called on the US federal government to immediately sanction the CCP and Hong Kong officials responsible for executing the search warrant.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Person of Color Column: I am from Hong Kong, not China". 21 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ 市民許穎婷：港豬，瞓醒啦，豬是用來劏架。
- ^ "否認來自中國 香港留美學生遭死亡威脅". Archived from the original on 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ The world is speaking up on June 9 / 六月九日，我們都在反對
- ^ "曾在京奧為中國運動員感到自豪 香港正妹因為「這件事」轉而支持港獨". 呷新聞 Eat News (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2019-12-05. Archived from the original on 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ "港人組織發起 居美港人在普查種族填「香港人」 片段一度被 FB 刪除". 立場新聞. 2020-03-18. Archived from the original on 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "千禧代港人強推「身份認同」 全美人口普查填選我是「香港人」". 自由亞洲電台. 2020-03-19. Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "12 港人送中，許穎婷拍片呼籲全球一同關注". 立場新聞. 2020-03-18. Archived from the original on 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ^ "許穎婷與世界各地等人再拍片關注12港人". 自由亞洲電台. 2020-03-19. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
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- ^ "許穎婷成首位獲美政庇香港維權人士 提海外手足惕中共滲透". 自由亞洲電台. 2022-04-15. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ "通緝及拘捕涉嫌違反《香港國安法》人士". 香港警務處. 2023-12-14. Archived from the original on 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "港警再懸紅通緝5海外港人 首涉美公民". 自由亞洲電台. 2023-12-14. Archived from the original on 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
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