"Hong Kong’s Summer of Discontent and U.S. Policy Responses,” is the title of a congressional hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China to be held Tuesday, said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a member of the commission.

  The hearing will examine recent developments in Hong Kong and the future of U.S.-Hong Kong relations in light of the ongoing demonstrations and the escalating tensions caused by police violence and threats by the Chinese government against Hong Kong’s autonomy. Witnesses will provide first-hand testimony about current events in Hong Kong, discuss the Chinese government’s role in Hong Kong’s political crisis, and offer recommendations for the U.S. Administration and Congress.

  Smith is also Ranking Member of the House Global Human Rights Subcommittee.

WHAT:            Congressional hearing of the China Commission

WHO:              Smith, other members of the commission, and witnesses:

• Joshua Wong: Secretary-General, Demosistō and “Umbrella Movement” Leader
• Denise Ho: Pro-democracy Activist and Cantopop Singer and Actress
• Sunny Cheung: Spokesperson, Hong Kong Higher Education International Affairs Delegation (HKIAD)
• Sharon Hom: Executive Director, Human Rights in China and Professor of Law Emerita, City University of New York
• Dan Garrett, PhD: Author, Counter-hegemonic Resistance in China’s Hong Kong: Visualizing Protest in the City (2014)

WHEN:           Tuesday, Sept 17, at 10 a.m.

WHERE:        Room 419 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

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