2024年6月9日下午，中国民主党英国总部与英国港侨协会、香港监察等团体在香港政府驻伦敦经贸办（HKETO）外，举行了一场集会抗议活动，要求英国政府关闭HKETO并撤销其外交豁免权。
此次抗议活动是中国民主党英国总部响应近年来香港局势恶化以及对中共政府持续打压香港民主活动的不满而发起的。活动当天，抗议者们在HKETO外聚集，高举自制标语和旗帜，标语上写着“反对中共独裁”、“关闭HKETO”、“撤销外交豁免权”等口号。他们希望通过此次集会向国际社会传递强烈的信息，呼吁各界关注香港的民主和人权状况。
抗议活动中，香港民主团体组织了升旗仪式，升起了象征香独立的蓝白旗帜。这一象征性举动表达了抗议者对香港民主的坚定支持，并向路过的行人和媒体传达了他们的诉求。期间，香港民主团体的代表发表了慷慨激昂的讲话，强调香港当前面临的严峻挑战，呼吁国际社会加大对香港民主运动的支持力度。代表的讲话得到了在场抗议者的热烈响应和掌声。
参加此次活动的中国民主党英国总部的党员们纷纷表达了自己的看法和诉求。党员们表示：“我们要求关闭HKETO并撤销其外交豁免权，因为HKETO不仅没有履行其促进香港与国际社会交流的职能，反而成为了中共政府在英国进行政治渗透的工具”。“香港的民主运动需要全球的关注和支持，只有通过国际社会的压力，才能促使香港政府和中共政府做出改变。”
据了解，近年来香港的政治环境日益紧张，自《香港国安法》实施以来，香港的民主运动和言论自由受到极大压制。许多民主派人士被逮捕或流亡海外，国际社会对香港局势的关注和谴责不断增加。然而，中共政府对外界的批评不以为然，继续推行其强硬政策。
此次抗议活动的组织者表示，他们将继续通过各种形式的活动，争取更多国际社会的支持，并希望英国政府能正视他们的诉求，采取行动关闭HKETO，撤销其外交豁免权。他们坚信，只有在国际社会的共同努力下，香港才能迎来真正的民主和自由。
参加此次活动的党员：林丽君、李亚伦、靳雪涔、郭宇轩、闫磊、李皓博、周亮、徐伟华、朱司勇、王建、Junius Tian等
本次活动召集人：李亚伦 新闻报道撰稿人：闫磊
中国民主党英国总部
UK Headquarters of China Democracy Party Protests to Demand Closure of Hong Kong Government’s London Office
On the afternoon of June 9, 2024, the UK Headquarters of China Democracy Party, in collaboration with the British Hong Kongers Association and Hong Kong Watch, organized a protest outside the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in London. The protest aimed to demand the closure of HKETO and the revocation of its diplomatic immunity by the British government.
This protest was initiated by the UK Headquarters of China Democracy Party in response to the worsening situation in Hong Kong and the ongoing crackdown on democracy activists by the Chinese government. On the day of the protest, demonstrators gathered outside HKETO, holding up homemade signs and banners with slogans such as “Oppose CCP Dictatorship,” “Close HKETO,” and “Revoke Diplomatic Immunity.” They hoped to send a strong message to the international community and draw attention to the state of democracy and human rights in Hong Kong.
During the protest, Hong Kong democracy groups organized a flag-raising ceremony, hoisting the blue and white flag symbolizing Hong Kong independence. This symbolic gesture expressed the protesters’ steadfast support for Hong Kong’s democracy and conveyed their demands to passersby and the media. Representatives from Hong Kong democracy groups delivered impassioned speeches, highlighting the severe challenges currently facing Hong Kong and calling for increased international support for the democracy movement. Their speeches were met with enthusiastic responses and applause from the protesters.
Members of the UK Headquarters of China Democracy Party expressed their views and demands during the event. They stated, “We demand the closure of HKETO and the revocation of its diplomatic immunity because HKETO has not fulfilled its role of promoting Hong Kong’s engagement with the international community. Instead, it has become a tool for the CCP’s political infiltration in the UK.” “Hong Kong’s democracy movement needs global attention and support. Only through international pressure can we compel the Hong Kong government and the CCP to make changes.”
In recent years, the political environment in Hong Kong has become increasingly tense. Since the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, the democracy movement and freedom of speech in Hong Kong have been severely repressed. Many democracy activists have been arrested or have fled abroad, while international attention and condemnation of the situation in Hong Kong have intensified. However, the CCP has largely ignored external criticism and continues to enforce its hardline policies.
The organizers of this protest stated that they would continue to engage in various forms of activism to garner more international support. They hope that the British government will take their demands seriously and take action to close HKETO and revoke its diplomatic immunity. They firmly believe that with the concerted efforts of the international community, Hong Kong can achieve true democracy and freedom.
Participants in the protest included: Lijun Lin, Aaron Li, Xuecen Jin, Yuxuan Guo, Lei Yan, Haobo Li, Liang Zhou, Weihua Xu, Siyong Zhu, Jian Wang, and Junius Tian, among others.
Organized by: Aaron Li Report by: Lei Yan
UK Headquarters of China Democracy Party
