Hong Kong Activists Urge US Congress to Pass Legislation Supporting Protest Movement

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, listens during a congressional hearing on the Hong Kong protests, on Sept. 17, 2019, in Washington. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists on Sept. 17 urged U.S. lawmakers to pass legislation that would counter Beijing’s abuses in the city—in support of continuing protests against the Chinese regime’s growing encroachment.

Joshua Wong, secretary-general of Hong Kong’s Demosisto party, told a hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) that the Chinese regime shouldn’t be allowed to enjoy the benefits of Hong Kong’s special trading status, while eroding “our freedom.”