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Trade Unionists Rally for Justice for the Hong Kong 47 – Join London Protest on Saturday, 30 November

Protest: Trade Unionists Say ‘Free the Hong Kong 45!’

3pm Saturday 30 November 2024

Embassy of China, 49 Portland Place, London W1B 1JL

On 19 November, 45 defendants in the trial of the Hong Kong 47 democratic activists were sentenced to years in prison. Among them: 6 years 9 months for socialist former opposition lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung, and nurse and former trade union leader Winnie Yu; and 4 years 5 months for aviation worker and trade union leader Carol Ng. They were convicted under Beijing’s tyrannical “National Security Law” simply for organising to demand democracy.

Democracy and freedom to organise are as vital as oxygen for our movement. On 30 November, join our trade unionists’ demonstration to support our sentenced comrades and all those fighting for democratic and workers’ movements in Hong Kong:

  • Free Carol Ng, Winnie Yu, Leung Kwok-hung and all the HK47 – quash their convictions!
  • Free Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung and all Hongkongers repressed for pro-worker and pro-democracy activity!
  • Free political prisoners in mainland China including feminist Sophia Huang Xueqin, workers’ rights activist Wang Jianbing, civil rights activist Xu Zhiyong, and Uyghur intellectuals Rahile Dawut, Ilham Tohti and Perhat Tursun!
  • Freedom to organise independent trade unions and political opposition in Hong Kong & China!

Supported by:

  • 香港勞權監察 Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor
  • Workers Against the CCP
  • John McDonnell MP
  • Nadia Whittome MP
  • John Moloney, PCS Assistant General Secretary
  • Emma Runswick, BMA Deputy Chair (pc)
  • Ben Selby, FBU Assistant General Secretary
  • Rhian Keyse, UCU National Executive
  • Vicky Blake, UCU National Executive
  • Elaine Jones, UNISON National Executive
  • Ed Whitby, UNISON National Executive
  • Matthew Hull, Green Party NEC Trade Union Liaison Office
  • Borderless Movement 無國界社運
  • Democracy for Hong Kong – D4HK
  • HKers United
  • Workers’ Liberty
  • China Deviants

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抗议活动：工会人士呼吁「释放香港45人！」 

2024年11月30日（星期六）下午3点  

中国大使馆 (49 Portland Place, London W1B 1JL)


在11月19日，香港47名民主派人士的审讯中，有45名被告被判多年监禁。其中包括：前反对派立法会议员、社会主义者梁国雄及护士兼前工会领袖余慧明，被判6年9个月；航空业从业员兼工会领袖吴敏儿被判4年5个月。 他们仅因为组织要求民主，便被北京的暴政“国家安全法”定罪。
民主和自由组织对我们的运动至关重要，犹如氧气。11月30日，请加入我们的工会人士示威，支持我们的受刑同志以及所有在香港为民主和工人运动奋斗的人：
释放吴敏儿、余慧明、梁国雄及所有香港47人——撤销他们的定罪！  释放李卓人、邹幸彤及所有因支持工人和民主活动而遭压制的香港人！  释放中国大陆的政治犯，包括女权主义者黄雪琴、工人权益活动家王建兵、民间权利活动家许志永及维吾尔族知识分子Rahile Dawut、Ilham Tohti 和 Perhat Tursun！  争取在香港和中国组织独立工会和政治反对派的自由！

Useful Link:

Workers Against the CCP – workersagainsttheccp.org

Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor – https://hklabourrights.org