In the news
In todays’ SCMP is an article on Hong Kong’s NGOs feeling
isolated and confused by mainland China’s new law restricting their activities,
but no one has bothered to find out why these new laws are being implemented.
A little bit of research will show this new law is linked
to the so-called ‘709 crackdown’ on Human Rights Lawyers, all of which was
triggered by revelations of the conspiracy in Hong Kong between the National
Democratic Institute (NDI) and local pan-democratic legislators which took
place on 15 November 2009 to trigger the 2010 defacto civil referendum.
The main culprit and the person responsible for the
crackdown on Human Rights lawyers and the implementation of the new NGO laws in China is
Belinda Winterbourne, NDI program manager in Hong Kong from 2006 to 2012.
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The face that launched a thousand crackdowns
Belinda Winterbourne, NDI Program Manager, Hong Kong (2006 to 2012)
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The SCMP
article: ‘Hong Kong’s NGOs isolated and confused by mainland China’s new law
restricting activities, research finds’
According to the article, in a study by the China
Philanthropy Research Institute and China Global Philanthropy Institute, many
non-governmental organisations in Hong Kong felt alienated and uncertain after
the ‘Law on Management of Domestic
Activities of Overseas Non-governmental Organisations’ was passed in April,
under which all overseas NGOs must register with and obtain approval from the
police rather than the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which their domestic
counterparts must do. The requirement takes effect next year.
The mainland’s adoption of the law governing overseas
NGOs has sent a chill throughout the sector in Hong Kong that operates there,
with some groups saying they had stopped work over the border. They said it was
especially troubling the law categorised NGOs in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan as
overseas groups, even though they were based in China. Organisations
interviewed for the study said they felt mainland government agencies had
undergone a change in attitude.
Here’s a link to the article: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2038791/hong-kongs-ngos-isolated-and-confused-mainland-chinas-new-law
The conspiracy which
led to the 709 crackdown and the Law on Management of Domestic Activities of
Overseas Non-governmental Organisations
On 15 November 2009
a conspiracy took place between pan-democrat legislators and the National
Democratic Institute (NDI) in Hong Kong to discuss plans to trigger the de-facto
‘referendum’ in January 2010. The conspiracy was videotaped and put on YouTube
in a series of eleven short videos (Part 1/11 to Part 11/11).
The main players in
this conspiracy were: Cyd HO Sau-lan (何秀蘭) and Gary
FAN Kwok-wai (范國威), Hong Kong pan-democratic legislators, YEUNG
Kai-cheung (楊繼昌) of the League of Social Democrats and Belinda
Winterbourne, Program Manager and Stephen Tong, Program Officer of the NDI in
Hong Kong. Here’s a link to full details
of this conspiracy: http://nedprogramsinhk.blogspot.com/2016/08/conspiracy-between-pan-democratic.html
Here’s what Belinda
Winterbourne said in Video 10/11 between 8.28 to 9.19 minutes in the video:
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This is the moment Belinda
Winterbourne said the words that launched the NGO crackdown in China
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Christian raised the point that how much time do we have. Just now he
mentioned you know ‘til January for example, but let’s say if we did want to conduct a civil referendum let’s say between now
and the end of the (inaudible), how long does it usually take to educate the
public on civil referendum, cos I presume that you’d have to do a lot of
publicity prior to the actual exercise umm and educate them why we are doing this and you know how does that vote
count eventually.
These words are
important, because Beijing has a copy of these video tapes and they are
directly responsible for the 709 crackdown on Human Rights Lawyers and implementation
of the Law on Management of Domestic Activities of Overseas Non-governmental
Organisations. You can check on the subversive organizations, individuals and
groups in China which are illegally receiving funds from the American
Government here: http://nedactivitiesinchina.blogspot.com/search/label/China
The reason NGOs in
Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan are categorized as overseas groups, even though
they were based in China is because the NDI has offices in Hong Kong and even
though it claims to be an NGO, has illegally established itself as a company in
Hong Kong.
Other NGO’s or
groups which are based in Hong Kong and which have been illegally funded by the
American Government to destabilize China include Hong Kong Human Rights
Monitor, Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, SynergyNet, Civic Exchange
and others. You can check on the illegal funding by the American Government of
NGO’s and other groups in Hong Kong engaged in subversive activities here: http://nedactivitiesinchina.blogspot.com/search/label/Hong%20Kong
This is why the
Chinese Government has categorized NGOs in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan as
overseas groups under the Law on Management of Domestic Activities of Overseas
Non-governmental Organisations.
Big thank you to the NDI and Belinda
Winterbourne
On behalf of all of
the Human Rights lawyers who have been incarcerated in China and all of the NGO’s
whose lives have been made a misery, let’s all say a big than you to the
National Democratic Institute, with a special thanks to Belinda Winterbourne.
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| Big thank you to Belinda Winterbourne Your stupid acts have made life a misery for thousands! |
And perhaps
something for the NDI and its masters to consider – your stupid actions in Hong
Kong have had and will continue to have far reaching consequences!
If you run an
NGO and you want to operate in China, here’s a checklist on how to avoid problems
The Law on Management of Domestic Activities of Overseas
Non-governmental Organisations was implemented because the American Government,
through the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is funding subversive
activities in Hong Kong. Its lead agency in Hong Kong is the National
Democratic Institute (NDI). If you have received funding from the NED, its’
Core Grantees or any of its associates, then you are definitely in trouble.
Here’s a quick checklist of the NED and its’ Core Grantees:
The National
Endowment for Democracy (NED) allocates US Government funds to the
following four Core Grantees:
1. National
Democratic Institute (NDI), representing the Democratic Party,
2. International
Republican Institute (IRI), representing the Republican Party,
3. Center for
International Private Enterprise (CIPE), representing the business sector,
4. Solidarity
Center (previously
known as the Free Trade Union Institute, then American Center for
International Labor Solidarity (ACILS)), representing the labor sector.
To be on the safe side, you need to check your donor list
to make sure none of these institutes are, or have been donors of yours. You also
need to check with all of your local and overseas donors to make sure none of
them has any connections with, has contributed funds to, or is being funded by
any of them.
If you are receiving money from any of these institutes,
you will fall foul of the new law, because the NED is funding activities to destabilize
China in an attempt to contain its growing influence and if you are in any way connected to them, you will be considered
a ‘subversive organisation’.
Photo Credit
Belinda Winterbourne. Vic Perton on Flickr.
