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Breaking: According to an internal Hong Kong DOJ departure email seen by Hong Kong activists, national security prosecutor Alice Chan Shook-man has resigned from her 28-year career with the department, making her the first sanctions target named in the Hong Kong Sanctions Act to quit.
We don’t know exactly why she resigned, and it’s possible she even gave notice prior to being listed in the Sanctions Act. Whatever her reasons, the intent of these sanctions is not to punish Hong Kong’s civil servants. Instead, they seek to deter those who persist in contributing to the erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy and its ongoing persecution of political dissidents.
Since Alice has resigned and was a relatively minor participant (having been involved in one known political prosecution), there is a compelling argument for removing her name from the list of sanctions targets. Doing so would send the message that if you resign and separate yourself from these ongoing abuses, you reduce the risk of becoming a target.
The first opportunity to amend the Hong Kong Sanctions Act will be when it is sent for committee markup. At that time, we encourage co-sponsors , , , , and to support removing Alice Chan from the bill’s target list.
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