Activities of Alyn SMITH related to 2017/2204(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Hong Kong, 20 years after handover (debate)
Hong Kong, 20 years after handover (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on Hong Kong, 20 years after handover PDF (294 KB) DOC (62 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the Joint Communication of the Commission and the High Representative, "Elements for a new EU strategy on China", JOIN(2016) 30 final, of 22 June 2016, the Communication of the Commission "Trade for All", COM (2015)0497 final, of 15 October 2015, and the Council conclusions "EU Strategy on China" of 18 July 2016,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the European Union and Hong Kong carryout annual high-level dialogue called the Structured Dialogue, which was initiated in 2005;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas Hong Kong is a member or associate member of more than 20 international organizations including the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Interpol, Bank for International Settlements(BIS), Asian Development Bank (ADB, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB), the International Olympic Committee, International Chamber of Commerce ,International Confederation of Free Trade Unions;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas Hong Kong is party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights(ICCPR);
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas the Basic Law sets down protection for human rights and individual freedoms;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas, during the last 20 years, some journalists and other media workers, often supporters of democrats and expressing critical views, have been forced to resign, moved to cover less sensitive areas and even physically attackedin some cases even threatened with violence;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas in January 2017 the Environment Bureau published the cross- sectoral ‘Hong Kong Climate Action Plan 2030+’,which following the Paris Climate Agreement sets new targets for carbon emissions reducing carbon intensity by two-thirds and absolute carbon emissions by one-third by 2030 in comparison to 2005 base line;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas Hong Kong published its first Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (BSAP) in December 2016, which aims to strengthen conservation by increasing protected areas in country parks and marine parks, mainstreaming biodiversity in future planning and development projects, improving knowledge and promoting community involvement;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) to continue threinforce bilateral dialogue with the Government of the Hong Kong SAR on a variety of policy areas, not least through the annual EU-Hong Kong Structured Dialogue, on a wide range of topics and policy areas, such as democracy, human rights, the rule of law, trade, investment, financial services, customs, environment, research and education as well as onsupport the implementation of the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, and to continue annual reporting by the HR/VP and the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on developments in Hong Kong;