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Peace Hong Kong Initiative
The White House Responds to Petition for Peaceful Hong Kong
For Immediate Release
By Initiatives for China/Citizen Power for China
September 30, 2014 Washington, DC
The "We the People" White House Petition for Peaceful Hong Kong ( http://wh.gov/lhJ2E) reached a total of 196,923 signatures. The White House has issued an official response to this petition:
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OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE RESPONSE TO Support Hong Kong Democracy and Prevent A Second Tiananmen Massacre in Hong Kong
Response to We the People Petition on the Protests in Hong Kong
We are watching the
situation in Hong Kong closely. Around the world, the United States
supports internationally recognized fundamental freedoms, such as
freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. We urge the Hong
Kong authorities to exercise restraint, and for protestors to express
their views peacefully.
The United States supports
universal suffrage in Hong Kong in accordance with the Basic Law and we
support the aspirations of the Hong Kong people. We believe that an open
society, with the highest possible degree of autonomy and governed by
the rule of law, is essential for Hong Kong's stability and prosperity
-- indeed this is what has made Hong Kong such a successful and truly
global city. We have consistently made our position known to Beijing,
and we will continue to do so.
We believe that the
legitimacy of the Chief Executive will be greatly enhanced if the Basic
Law's ultimate aim of selection of the Chief Executive by universal
suffrage is fulfilled and if the election provides the people of Hong
Kong a genuine choice of candidates representative of the voters' will.
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The
Peaceful Hong Kong petition is a joint initiative launched September 19
by 33 groups worldwide, including organizations in Hong Kong, Taiwan,
Macao. It urges the U.S. government to publicly stand against the
possibility of Beijing violently cracking down on peaceful demonstrators
in Hong Kong. Such resolve from the U.S. government and the
international community would send a strong message to the Chinese
government that any attempt to solve political disagreements with
violence would result in severe consequences.
Dr
YANG Jianli, the principal power behind the White House petition said,
"The joint action from global democratic forces in support of the Hong
Kong democracy movement is very inclusive. We have support from Hong
Kong, Taiwan, Macao, and in mainland China, including all Chinese
minority groups such as Tibetan, Mongolian, Urghur as well as Han.
Religious groups in support of the petition include Christian and
Falungong, among others. We also have support from many human rights
groups in major democracies, as well as those in Vietnam, Myanma, Laos,
North Korea, Iran and Cuba . Such a widespread attention has expressed
moral support for Hong Kong's students and residents and contempt for
the Beijing authoritarian regime."
Per "We, the People" petition rules, when signature reaches 100,000, the White House must respond to the petition.
Toronto
based Hong Kong Human rights activist Gloria Fung told us, "We have
maintained in close contact with the leadership of the democracy
movement in Hong Kong. Protest will escalate despite a growing number of
police forces being sent from neighboring Guangdong Province, while the
Chinese government had manipulated its armed forces near Kong Kong
border, amid the growing tension." She points out, "We must warn the
Beijing government that the world is watching Hong Kong."
Organizers
of Peaceful Hong Kong and its working teams have been laboring on
action plans for the next phase, including pushing hard to increase the
petition's signatures, requesting major democracies - their legislatures
and governments - to express their clear positions against violence
used to repress peaceful protests of the Hong Kong people.
Zhang
Xiaogang, an Australia based member of the liaison team, has called
upon all parties of the world to push to increase the petition's
signature count as a show of civil power. "Only actions produce
results," he said.
Our next step to
gain signatures will involve focusing on Hong Kong and other Asian
regions. Taiwanese leader for the petition YANG Hisan-Hong expresses the
consensus of Chinese living abroad. "Without democracy in China, none
of us will have a good life, and by supporting Hong Kong, we support
Taiwan itself," he said. Furthermore, NGOs in Taiwan plan to push its
Legislature Yuan for support.
The
aim of Peaceful Hong Kong is to mobilize the international community to
prevent the possible massacre in Hong Kong, like that of 1989 Tiananmen.
One of the leading figures for the initiative, Mr. Fang Zheng, has
called on the leaders of the U.S. and other major democracies to help
prevent the tragedy of Tiananmen happen again. Fang Zheng lost his legs
to the Chinese army tanks on Tiananmen in 1989 crackdown.
Initiating Organizations:
公民力量 (Citizen Power for China/Initiatives for China)
港加聯 (Canada-Hong Kong Link)
讓愛與和平佔領中環多倫多支援會 (Occupy Central with Love and Peace Toronto Support Group)
溫哥華支援民主運動聯合會 (Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement)
對華援助協會 (ChinaAid)
中國民主教育基金會 (Chinese Democratic Education Foundation)
北京之春 (Beijing Spring)
自由西藏學生運動 (Students for Free Tibet)
南蒙古人權信息中心 (Southern Mongolia Human Rights Information Center)
维吾尔美国协会 (Uygur American Association)
民主中國陣線 (Federation for a Democratic China)
全球支持中國和亞洲民主化論壇 (Global Support for Democratization in China and Asia)
民主中國聯合陣線 (Alliance for a Democratic China)
中國共和黨 (Chinese Republican Party)
中國社會民主黨 (China Social Democratic Party)
加拿大價值守護者聯盟 (Alliance of the Guard of Canadian Value)
中國民主黨全國聯合總部 (China Democracy Party United Headquarter )
悉尼民主平台 (Sydney Democracy Platform)
中國民主團結聯盟 (Chinese Alliance for Democracy)
齊氏文化基金會 (The Qi's Cultural Foundation）
全美學自聯 （Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars)
中國綠黨 (China Green Party)
台灣關懷中國人權聯盟 (Taiwan Association for China Human Rights)
島國前進 (Taiwan March)
台灣勞工陣線協會 (Taiwan Labour Front)
社團法人自由通訊傳播協會 (Association for Free Communication)
福爾摩鯊會社 (Formoshark)
台灣青年反共救國團(Taiwan Youth Anti-Communist National Salvation Corps)
台灣維吾爾之友會 (Taiwan friends of Uyghur)
獨臺新社 (Taiwan Independence Reformation)
台灣促進和平基金會 (Peacetime Foundation of Taiwan)
中華國際人權促進會 (Youth for Human Rights of the Republic of China)
Contact Person:
Dr. YANG Jianli
(International Community, Oversea Democratic Movements)
Dr. TENG Biao (Chinese Human Rights, International Community)
Mr. HU Jia (Mainland China)
0135-0109-1828
Mr. YANG Sen-hong (Taiwan)
Mr. TO Kwan Hang (Hong Kong)
Ms. Gloria Fung (International Community, Oversea Hong Kong Citizens)
Mr. Henry Chau (Oversea Hong Kong Citizens)
Scott Chiang (Macau)
Mr. Bob Fu (International Community, Christian Churches)
Ms. Theresa Chu (Taiwan)
Mr. Enghebatu Togochog (South Mongolia)
Ms. Zubayra Shamseden (Uyghur)
zshams@uhrp.org
Ms. Tenzin Dolkar (Tibet)
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