Simon Cheng 鄭文傑

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Simon Cheng is a British pro-democracy activist, human rights advocate, and exile from Hong Kong. He studied political science at National Taiwan University and the London School of Economics, and worked in trade and investment at the British Consulate General in Hong Kong. Due to his pro-democracy stance, he was detained by the Chinese authorities, hunted by the security police, and stigmatised by the state media. He is the founder and chairperson of Hongkongers in Britain, a non-profit expatriate organisation.

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CCivil Liberties

Jackboots in Manchester 暴政踐踏之下的曼徹斯特

'If the UK and other liberal countries do not resist China’s acts of totalitarianism on their home ground today, they will legitimise them. Future generations will suffer the consequences.' With a Chinese translation provided by the author.

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