e-2268 (Hong Kong)
- Keywords
- Civil and human rights
- Deportation, extradition and removal of foreigners
- Economic sanctions
- Exports
- Foreign public officials
- Hong Kong
- Protests
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- On July 17, 2019, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Hong Kong, calling for “appropriate export control mechanisms” on technologies that could be used to violate human rights;
- Since June 12, 2019, the Hong Kong Police has been using excessive force against protestors and journalists. Many incidents were reported regarding firing tear gas directly into the crowd, and shooting protesters and journalists in their heads;
- On July 21, 2019, hundreds of triad members dressed in white attacked commuters and protesters in a metro station, which leaving 45 people hospitalized. The HK police had deliberately turned a blind eye to prevent the bloodshed. Later in that evening, only two men were arrested for unlawful assembly;
- The safety of approximately 300,000 Canadian residing in HK is at great risk due to the escalating situation between protestors and HK government.
- Open for signature
- August 12, 2019, at 9:15 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- September 11, 2019, at 9:15 a.m. (EDT)
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 788 |
British Columbia | 2955 |
Manitoba | 109 |
New Brunswick | 28 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 22 |
Northwest Territories | 11 |
Nova Scotia | 50 |
Nunavut | 1 |
Ontario | 4699 |
Prince Edward Island | 14 |
Quebec | 322 |
Saskatchewan | 80 |
Yukon | 4 |