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Simon Cheng

@SimonChengUK

British Hong Kong exiled pro-democracy activist, a founder of the UK-wide diaspora group, Hongkongers in Britain @HongkongersUK, headquartered in London. 🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom Katılım Ekim 2019
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Simon Cheng@SimonChengUK·
@HongkongersUK is grateful for the invitation from @RoyalFamily to the Garden Parties for coronation at Buckingham Palace, I'm honoured to join with community organisers to present a painting with pro-democracy message from exiled artists, @lumli_lumlong, to the King Charles III.
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Hongkongers in Britain 英國港僑協會 🇬🇧
Hongkongers in Britain 英國港僑協會 🇬🇧@HongkongersUK·
We welcome the convictions secured by UK Police and the CPS in the HKETO espionage case. An important step for justice, but convictions are not the end. The UK must close systemic gaps and better protect Hongkongers from transnational repression. 🖊 Sign the petition.#HKETO #TNR
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Royal Mint Court Residents Association@StopTheEmbassy·
#BREAKING 🤯 We did it! Our mega-embassy crowdfunder EXCEEDED its target in under 12 hours!! Huge thanks to the @ipacglobal team, the courageous activists who joined the press conference today, and the 3,500 donors!! ❤️❤️ See you in court! #NoMegaEmbassy
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Simon Cheng@SimonChengUK·
Thanks to @CityHallLabour for a principled stand after such a disappointing decision. @unmeshdesai remains a key ally in speaking out. I urge the UK 🇬🇧 to stabilise Atlantic ties 🇺🇸 on European front 🇪🇺, not let autocratic state threats drive wedges/ gain a bigger foothold here.
London Assembly Labour 🌹@CityHallLabour

Wrong embassy. Wrong place. Wrong time. @unmeshdesai responds to reports of planning approval for a Chinese Embassy on the edge of the City of London >>>

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Simon Cheng@SimonChengUK·
@SarahChampionMP @ipacglobal Thank you @SarahChampion for taking a stand. MPs are right to warn against handing Beijing access over critical UK infrastructure and targeting people from abroad, please keep doing so and speaking out for us in Labour.
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Simon Cheng@SimonChengUK·
I stand w. Labour MPs officials opposing the PRC mega-embassy plan. It's our security: the danger of getting too close to a belligerent authoritarian power carrying out transnational repression and threatening world peace. Britain mustn't yield a foothold. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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Simon Cheng@SimonChengUK·
⚖️ This repression is not overtly violent; it wears a façade of legality and judicial professionalism. A once-credible judiciary is now used to suppress dissent and control the press, rather than safeguard rights. 📰✊ We all stand with Jimmy Lai and Apple Daily. 🗞️
Hongkongers in Britain 英國港僑協會 🇬🇧@HongkongersUK

📄 Full statement in picture.⬇️ What is happening in #HongKong is not law, it is a systematic assault on press freedom and human dignity. We refuse to accept a reality where conscience is criminalised, freedom punished, and journalistic integrity treated as a crime. #PressFreedom

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Hongkongers in Britain 英國港僑協會 🇬🇧@HongkongersUK·
Remember the victims of the Wang Fuk Court fire. Mourn together in grief and solidarity. 🕯️ — Memorial Gathering — 📅 5 Dec 2025 (Friday) 🕡 6:00–8:30pm (London) 📍1 Coral Street, Waterloo, London SE1 7BE 🤍Condolence book & remembrance altar. 🕯️E-candles/ phone lights instead.
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Simon Cheng@SimonChengUK·
🌕We remain unafraid to speak inconvenient truths, and we will not be cowed by legal threats. Wherever we are, may this moonlight bring us strength and warmth, reminding us that even far from home ❤️, our hearts remain connected 🌏. Wishing you all a heartfelt #MoonFestival!
Hongkongers in Britain 英國港僑協會 🇬🇧@HongkongersUK

🌕Happy #MoonFestival! Even far from home, the same moon reminds us of our dreams, loved ones ❤️, and hope. We stay true to truth 🕊️, resist legal threats ✊, and remain united 🌏💫. #HongkongersInBritain #Hope #Courage

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Simon Cheng@SimonChengUK·
Relieved to see cross-party MPs debate our petition on keeping 5-year ILR for HK BN(O) visas. HK diaspora brings culture, economy & moral compass to 🇬🇧 : govt must listen. We know the risks of China’s autocracy, & we still hold the torch for democracy. 👉 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7273…
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Brent Labour
Brent Labour@BrentLabour·
🎰 It’s over 20 years since the Gambling Act came into effect - and in a fast-changing world, it’s overdue a revamp. Local communities deserve a say over how their high streets look and feel, especially when it comes to new gambling premises. We’re backing #PeopleBeforeProfits.
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Brent Labour
Brent Labour@BrentLabour·
Everyone deserves to feel safe where they live. 👮 We're working with residents and our local Police teams to get weapons off the streets, clamp down on gangs, and provide pathways for Brent's young people away from crime. Here's how 👇📰 kilburntimes.co.uk/news/25314834.…
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Simon Cheng@SimonChengUK·
We are living in a world where diplomacy is no longer led by values but by transaction. In the face of a rising tide of realpolitik, liberal democracies, including the UK 🇬🇧, must reclaim a diplomacy that is based not only on what is expedient, but on what is right. 🌍⚖️#June4
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Luke de Pulford
Luke de Pulford@lukedepulford·
‼️ NEW PROTEST OUTSIDE 🇨🇳 MEGA EMBASSY. We don’t want a massive hub for espionage and transnational repression located right over sensitive cabling infrastructure where it’s not possible to protest safely. NO. *15 March. 3pm* JOIN US. ✊
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Simon Cheng@SimonChengUK·
Spoke at the inquiry on the CCP Embassy proposal, where pro-Beijing staffers were mobilised to attend. They smirked & shook their heads at any mention of state oppression against Chinese people. This vibe seeps into the indifferent UK bureaucracy, after a top-level call with Xi.
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Simon Cheng@SimonChengUK·
Firmly shook @Keir_Starmer’s hand, had a meaningful chat & I made it clear: we’re not doing enough for #HongKong and Human Rights. Sad to see fellow activists risking everything outside Royal Mint Court. This only strengthens our resolve to tell PM must stand FIRM on our values.
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Simon Cheng@SimonChengUK·
Met @Keir_Starmer at @10DowningStreet 🇬🇧. The PM was eager to engage. The Lunar New Year should be a time for family reunions, but many dissidents are denied this in prison or exile. We stressed that this occasion is fundamentally humanitarian. @HongkongersUK #Freedom #Rights
Hong Kong Democracy Council@hkdc_us

At 10 Downing Street's Lunar New Year event, @SimonChengUK @Chloe_chc_25 & HKDC's @carmenkamanlau spoke with @Keir_Starmer about #HongKong's #PoliticalPrisoners including #JimmyLai as well as the proposed Chinese super-embassy in London. The PM said he was aware of these issues.

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Simon Cheng@SimonChengUK·
two arrests, one unwell, and much of a key junction in central London blocked by police. The traffic assessment, funded by Chinese authorities n submitted to the Met Police, which led to their U-turn, has been proven utterly flawed. I will present this to the planning inspector.
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Simon Cheng@SimonChengUK·
Keeping thousands of protesters in order at the highly volatile site of the proposed Chinese mega-embassy should not justify rolling out the red carpet for autocracy into an excessively grand palace. The restricted protest space has already put both police and protesters at risk.
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@ipacglobal @CityHallLabour @unmeshdesai @SarahChampionMP @SarahChampion @HongkongersUK @Keir_Starmer @10DowningStreet