Location:
The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium
The massive July 1 demonstration in Hong Kong marked a tough and
eventful year. Half a million Hong Kong citizens demonstrated in
protest of proposed national security legislation mandated by
Article 23 of the Basic Law. This came in the wake of the SARS
epidemic and serious economic problems that had already battered
the administration of Hong Kong's Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa.
U.S. Consul General James Keith will address these developments and
outline America's hopes and expectations for Hong Kong and its
people.
More About the Speakers
Hon. James Keith
Consul General of the United States in Hong Kong