Sharon Hom's guest appearances

Sharon Hom

The Pulse

Pod Bless Canada

Martin Lee

Philip Dykes

Larry Diamond

Denise Ho

David Zweig

John Burns

Jane Goodall

Brian Cox

Bill Browder

Thomas Friedman

Andrew Heyn

Michael Davis

Michael Ignatieff

Eli Lake

James Morton

OwlTail

Beijing's sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral system has further crushed democractic hopes in Hong Kong. The new measures, which by passed Hong Kong's legislature, aims to ensure the majority of the city's lawmakers will be selected by a reliably pro-Beijing committee. The Hong Kong government has also announced more electoral system changes favouring pro-Beijing candidates by amending voting laws and criminalizing calls for voters to leave ballots blank. Sharon Hom, Executive Director of Human Rights in China, and Alvin Y.H. Cheung, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at McGill University, joined MLI communications officer Ai-Men Lau to discuss Beijing's tightening grip on Hong Kong and where the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong stands now. They also discuss the international community response to the Hong Kong and the role of the disapora community in the movement.

Beijing's sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral system has further crushed democractic hopes in Hong Kong. The new measures, which by passed Hong Kong's legislature, aims to ensure the majority of the city's lawmakers will be selected by a reliably pro-Beijing committee. The Hong Kong government has also announced more electoral system changes favouring pro-Beijing candidates by amending voting laws and criminalizing calls for voters to leave ballots blank. <br><br>Sharon Hom, Executive Director of Human Rights in China, and Alvin Y.H. Cheung, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at McGill University, joined MLI communications officer Ai-Men Lau to discuss Beijing's tightening grip on Hong Kong and where the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong stands now. They also discuss the international community response to the Hong Kong and the role of the disapora community in the movement.

Ep. 63 - Where Hong Kong Stands Now with Sharon Hom, Alvin Y.H. Cheung, and Ai-Men Lau

The almost five months of protests have deepened the political divide across Hong Kong. One solution the government seems to think will solve the current crisis is applying for interim court injunctions. Last Friday, the government filed one to stop pe...

Interview with  lawyer & human rights advocate Sharon Hom & Doxxing