Frances Hui 許穎婷

“Joshua is made differently — and specifically for this — he embodied the hope people had for the future of Hong Kong.” Our Policy and Advocacy Manager @frances_hui spoke to @itvnews about her friend Joshua Wong @joshuawongcf after Hong Kong judge William Tam sentenced Wong to a decade behind bars. youtu.be/D-J8tR15SZg?si=a2hH…

@frances_hui reacts to the heartbreaking news that her friend, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, has been sentenced to another 10 years in prison." Wong, who has been imprisoned since November 2020, was due to be released in January 2027, having been sentenced to four years and eight months for conspiracy to commit subversion in the landmark Hong Kong 47 case. But on June 6, 2025, national security police arrested him again, inside Stanley Prison, and charged him with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces. We urge the international community to demand Joshua Wong's immediate release and hold Hong Kong and Chinese officials accountable for their ongoing repression. The world must not stay silent as Hong Kong's pro-democracy voices are silenced. #JoshuaWong #FreeJoshuaWong

Joshua Wong will be sentenced this Thursday, Nov. 5, after pleading guilty to conspiring to collude with foreign forces under Hong Kong’s National Security Law. He has been behind bars since November 2020 and was due for release in January 2027, but national security police arrested him inside Stanley Prison on a new charge, and if the court deems the offense “grave,” he could face life in prison. Our Policy and Advocacy Manager @frances_hui explains what's at stake for Joshua and for every Hong Konger who still has ties to friends abroad.

What does it look like when Beijing’s reach follows you across the Pacific? Our policy and advocacy manager, @Frances_Hui, knows firsthand, and she’ll share her story in a featured conversation at @VoCommunism’s China Forum in Washington, DC. She’ll discuss her move from Hong Kong to the United States, the transnational repression authorities use to deter activism abroad, and how Hong Kong advocates have adapted, along with Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong Alliance case, and religious freedom in China and Hong Kong. 📅 Nov. 9-10 📍 Victims of Communism Museum Register: chinaforum.org/rsvp/

A warm welcome indeed. While you’re “rethinking the playbook,” your guests might want to skim Hong Kong’s national security laws first. Passing along economic figures, writing up a market outlook, or questioning a government decision can now draw an investigation or worse. Economic information can count as a “state secret,” ties to “external forces” can turn sedition into a 10-year sentence, and none of it stops at the border or spares foreigners. Enjoy the lion dance!

“Jimmy Lai and Joshua Wong carried Hong Kongers’ voices to the world and inspired many to stand up for freedom. Today, Beijing is punishing them for it.” Tonight, at the Lincoln Memorial, @Frances_Hui joined @NEDemocracy and the October 30 Coalition to mark the International Day of Political Prisoners, speaking about two Hong Kongers from different generations who are paying the same price for freedom. Jimmy Lai fled Communist China at 12 and built a life in Hong Kong defending the freedom it gave him, founding Apple Daily to give Hong Kongers a voice. Now 78, he has spent nearly six years in prison, mostly in solitary confinement, and was sentenced to 20 years in February. Joshua Wong, who rose to prominence as a teenage activist, turned 30 this month, spending his sixth birthday in a row behind bars, and he now faces another sentence for his international advocacy. They have not given up on Hong Kong, and we must not give up on them.

Hong Kongers living in the U.S. who once stood up for freedom could now be sent back to Hong Kong, where they risk political persecution and imprisonment. Their temporary protection from deportation is set to expire in February 2027. The Hong Konger Promise of Refuge Act would give eligible Hong Kongers a pathway to permanent residency. Here's how you can take action: 1. Visit Call4HK.us and enter your ZIP code to find your two senators and House representative. 2. Click “Email” to open a prepared message. Remember to include your name and ZIP code. 3. Press “Send”! Repeat the process for all three members of Congress. Three emails. Less than two minutes. Learn more about the legislation and the campaign at @Call4HK, call4hk.us @hkdc_us @hongkongwatchorg @hkercommunitycenter @frances_hui 曾經為自由挺身而出、現時居住喺美國嘅香港人，如今可能被迫遣返回港，面臨政治迫害，甚至牢獄之災。 佢哋目前享有嘅延遲強制離境保障，將於2027年2月到期。 美國國會提出嘅《香港人庇護承諾法案》（Hong Konger Promise of Refuge Act），將為符合資格嘅香港人提供取得美國永久居民身份嘅途徑。 你可以透過以下步驟出一分力： 1. 前往 Call4HK.us，輸入你居住地區嘅郵政編碼（ZIP code），搵出代表你選區嘅兩位參議員同一位眾議員。 2. 按下「Email」，開啟預先準備好嘅電郵。記得喺電郵入面加上你嘅姓名同郵政編碼。 3. 按下「Send」寄出電郵！記得向三位國會議員分別發送電郵。 三封電郵，唔使兩分鐘。 想了解更多法案同今次行動嘅詳情，請透過我哋個人檔案嘅連結前往 Call4HK.us。