Senator Jeff Merkley, Chair I Representative James P. McGovern, Cochair
Developments in Hong Kong and Macau
Chairs Send Letter to UN Secretary-General Calling for Action to Address Gross Violations of Human Rights in China
June 30, 2021
| Press Release
One Year of the National Security Law’s Repression of Fundamental Freedoms in Hong Kong
June 29, 2021
| Roundtable
Hong Kong: Chairs Condemn Political Prosecutions of Democracy Advocates
April 16, 2021
| Press Release
Hong Kong: Chairs’ Statement about New Sanctions for Chinese and Hong Kong Officials
March 17, 2021
| Press Release
Hong Kong: Bipartisan Letter Nominates Pro-Democracy Movement for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
February 3, 2021
| Press Release
Detention of 12 Hong Kong Residents in Mainland China Raises Human Rights and Procedural Concerns
December 3, 2020
| Commission Analysis
Rapid Deterioration of Human Rights in Hong Kong after Passage of National Security Law
November 4, 2020
| Commission Analysis
Hong Kong: Statement by CECC Commissioners on Recent Arrests
August 10, 2020
| Press Release
Hong Kong National Security Law: Highlighting Provisions Inconsistent with the Basic Law and International Human Rights Standards
July 1, 2020
| Commission Analysis
Statement on the 31st Anniversary of the Violent Repression of the Tiananmen Protest
June 3, 2020
| Press Release
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Nominates Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Movement for the Nobel Peace Prize
February 3, 2020
| Press Release
Hong Kong: Statement by the Chairs on the Fifth Anniversary of the Umbrella Movement Protests
September 27, 2019
| Press Release
Hong Kong’s Summer of Discontent and U.S. Policy Responses
September 17, 2019
| Hearing
Hong Kong: Joint Statement by the Chairs Before the G7 Meetings in France
August 23, 2019
| Press Release
Hong Kong: Chairs Urge Administration to “Strongly Condemn” Threat to Deploy PLA
July 24, 2019
| Press Release
Hong Kong: CECC Commissioners Send Letter to Chief Executive Carrie Lam
May 24, 2019
| Press Release
Hong Kong: Chairs' Statement on the Sentencing of the "Umbrella Nine"
April 24, 2019
| Press Release
Hong Kong: Chairs' Statement on the "Umbrella Nine" Verdicts
April 9, 2019
| Press Release
Hong Kong: Serious Concerns About Amendments to Extradition Laws
April 4, 2019
| Press Release
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Nominates Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Umbrella Movement for the Nobel Peace Prize
January 31, 2018
| Press Release
Statements by Chairs on the “Political Prosecutions” of Umbrella Movement Leaders
August 16, 2017
| Press Release
Statement on the 20th Anniversary of the Handover of Hong Kong
June 29, 2017
| Press Release
Will the Hong Kong Model Survive?: An Assessment 20 Years After the Handover
May 3, 2017
| Hearing
Statement on Hong Kong's Chief Executive Election
March 28, 2017
| Press Release
Carrie Lam Wins Hong Kong Election Amid Reports of Central Government Interference
March 27, 2017
| Commission Analysis
The Future of Democracy in Hong Kong
November 20, 2014
| Hearing
Chairman Brown and Cochairman Smith Statement on Hong Kong
October 1, 2014
| Press Release
Prospects for Democracy and Press Freedom in Hong Kong
April 3, 2014
| Roundtable
Hong Kong Legislative Council Approves Reform Package, After Democrats and Mainland Government Reach Compromise
October 19, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Prospects for Democracy in Hong Kong: Assessing China's International Commitments
July 14, 2010
| Roundtable
Hong Kong Government Releases Proposals for Constitutional Reform
June 4, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Macau Government Passes Controversial National Security Law
November 6, 2009
| Commission Analysis
Macau Special Administrative Region National Security Law (Chinese and English Text)
February 25, 2009
| PRC Legal Provision
Tens of Thousands March for Universal Suffrage in Hong Kong
January 1, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Hong Kong Constitutional Development Task Force Issues Proposals for Reform
October 27, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Hong Kong Appeals Court Overturns Convictions Stemming From 2002 Falun Gong Demonstration
May 24, 2005
| Commission Analysis
US State Department Releases 2004 Human Rights Report on China
March 1, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Hong Kong After the Elections: The Future of 'One Country, Two Systems'
September 23, 2004
| Hearing
Open Forum on Human Rights Issues
August 5, 2002
| Roundtable
Basic Law of the Macao (Macau) Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Chinese and English Text)
March 31, 1993
| PRC Legal Provision
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Chinese and English Text)
April 4, 1990
| PRC Legal Provision
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