Catherine Li

I just realised that my very early cover of #GlorytoHongKong is one of the 32 videos that the Department of Justice requested to ban in their submission for legal injunction and interim injunction. Sharing this here and I would not stop singing it👇🏻 youtu.be/koOAJHt9UO8

If a bounty-hunted, sanctioned by Beijing, victim in an ongoing National Security Act espionage case like @finnlau_cd is made to wait interminably for a UK citizenship determination, what hope have other HK BN(O)s got? Come on @ukhomeoffice sort it out! thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

Today, my father was convicted simply for being my father. This is how the Hong Kong government retaliates against me and my pro-democracy advocacy. This is hostage taking. This is transnational repression.

BREAKING: Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in jail following his conviction on foreign collusion and sedition charges. In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/02/09/bre… Live blog: hongkongfp.com/2026/02/09/jim… - trusted reporting from @HKFP. Photo: Anthony Wallace/AFP.

Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison after landmark national security trial cnn.it/4apuvsw

Shibani wrote a heap of damn good stories, people know that. What they didn’t see was her working the phones to get a colleague out of a Cambodian jail, helping a journo hunted by the junta escape Myanmar and answering every email from Singaporean kids asking how to be reporters.

I've been laid off from the Post today, along with too many of my incredible colleagues, after eight incredible years, most of them in Hong Kong and covering China's expansion, a story that will define our generation.

🚨 We have submitted formal written evidence to Parliament regarding the Government's 'Routes to Settlement' inquiry. Our findings are clear: Proposed "Earned Settlement" rules risk trapping BN(O) families and Hong Kong refugees in decades of instability. 🧵(1/6)

Join our Patron @jameswnaish, Senior Research and Policy Advisor Thomas Benson, @catherinekyli of @hkaiduk and @SimonChengUK of @HongkongersUK for the launch of our briefing on the impact of new settlement requirements on #BNO Hong Kongers in @UKParliament, featuring our survey findings and implications for access to #homefees and #MPF. Register here: forms.gle/WVu5AoEg1f3vik…

#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

BREAKING: MI5 warns it is 'not realistic' to eliminate 'every potential risk' linked to China's new London embassy trib.al/obIb7Qu 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

This decision - which I have fought hard to stop - will be felt most acutely by Hongkongers who have made their home here over the past five years under the BN(O) visa scheme in good faith, trusting the UK government to stand by its commitments to their safety and freedoms. (1/6)

The Chinese “super embassy” at Royal Mint Court has been approved despite serious security concerns and sustained public opposition. Local residents are now crowdfunding a judicial review. Only 6 weeks to act. Please support and share ⬇️ gofundme.com/f/stop-the-meg…

The judgment against Jimmy Lai today spanned over 850 pages, but it’s mostly just copy and paste of transcripts and documents without much by way of analysis. It’s just a case of putting more dead wood on a pyre with which to burn Jimmy Lai, and is an ultra-longwinded way of saying that, amongst other things (below are just a sample of lowlights in the ruling): - campaigning for one’s political views is a crime; - having an editorial stance in journalism that runs counter to the government of the day is a crime; - running a bilingual media outlet with a view to international outreach is a crime; - calling for international concern and action against one’s government for acts that ran counter to international human rights standards is a crime; - being an activist media proprietor is a crime; - having foreigner employees is a crime; - chatting with foreigners about one’s situation on the home front is a crime; - asking the public to support youths and small businesses is a crime.

Speaking as an individual who is named at least 110 times in Jimmy Lai’s verdict: The verdict is another proof that (1) Hong Kong judiciary system has been turned into a common law legal system with Chinese Communist Party Characteristics; (1/4)

Jimmy Lai has been convicted in a sham trial. My name appears 161 times in the #JimmyLai judgment and IPAC nearly 200 times. Jimmy had nothing to do with IPAC. We offered to give evidence to the court, but they didn’t want the truth. And Starmer wants to go China?

5-year settlement route for BN(O)s welcomed; BUT the proposed income or “economic contribution” rules could shut out low-income BN(O) families; a jump from B1 to B2 English by 2026 is unfair; and Hong Kong refugees without BN(O) status could face 20-40 years before settlement.

🇭🇰 BREAKING: Hongkongers on BN(O) visas will continue to have a five-year pathway to indefinite leave to remain. Six months of campaigning has resulted in the result we were hoping for from the government, with clarity for Hongkongers. (1/6)

BREAKING: @Chloe_chc_25 is the recipient of the 2025 Magnitsky Award for “Outstanding Young Human Rights Activist,” in recognition of her impactful campaigning for justice and civil liberties in Hong Kong. Her voice inspires hope for a freer future. #MagnitskyAwards

Great meeting @jameswnaish with @LabFriendsofHK’s @catherinekyli 👏🏻 We discussed challenges #HongKongers face in the UK, from transnational repression to uncertainty over the immigration white paper. Grateful for James’s strong support for #HongKong!

🇭🇰 Earlier today I met with Chloe Cheung from @thecfhk and Catherine Li from @LabFriendsofHK to discuss all things Hong Kong and BN(O). Chloe and Catherine, are doing such important work to ensure that the voices of BN(O) Hongkongers in the UK are heard!