White House invites pro-democracy politicians to explain situation in Hong Kong as officials scrutinising China prepare study on city’s separate trading status
- Former No 2 official-turned-government critic Anson Chan and lawmakers Dennis Kwok and Charles Mok will embark on 10-day trip next Tuesday
- Testimony will be relevant to American officials preparing annual assessment report on US-Hong Kong Policy Act
Three pro-democracy politicians will travel to Washington next week at the invitation of the White House to talk about Hong Kong’s political, social and economic situation, which could have implications for the city’s special trading status with the United States.
Their testimony will be relevant to American officials preparing their annual assessment report on the US-Hong Kong Policy Act, under which the city is treated separately from mainland China on matters of trade and economic policy. The report is due later this month.
They will meet officials from the State Department, the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs which oversees the US-Hong Kong Policy Act, two congressional committees scrutinising China, and think tanks in Washington, before travelling to New York to meet the media and bar association.
