A paramilitary police officer stands guard in Tiananmen Square after a plenary session of the National People’s Congress in the adjacent Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11, 2018. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
Ten Hong Kong democracy activist groups are voicing concern about Ottawa’s new deal with Beijing on law enforcement cooperation, saying the federal government’s lack of transparency on the agreement has intensified the fears of Hong Kong diaspora communities.
UK-based Hong Kong Watch, along with nine other Hong Kong diaspora community groups, are expressing “serious concern” about the memorandum of understanding (MOU) that Ottawa and Beijing have signed to enhance cooperation in crime-fighting efforts between the RCMP and China’s ministry of public security.
