Secretary of State e
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
Dear Hon. Secretary of State Clinton,
In your recent July 25 visit in Hong Kong, you said, "Whether we're talking about politics or economics, openness, transparency, freedom and fairness stand the test of time."You also met with four Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators telling them that you appreciate the Hong Kong model and hope that China will move towards the Hong Kong model.
Currently, Hong Kong's model of "One country, two systems" is under threat as journalists have been continuously harassed using tactics that are being used in mainland China.Some of what happened has been documented by the International Federation of Journalists, based in Australia, as follows:
"On July 1, Kiri Choy, an intern journalist with New Tang Dynasty Television, and David Cheung, a citizen journalist with Green Radio, were detained by police when they were unable to produce their press cards when questioned. They were arrested and detained at a police station in Aberdeen, Hong Kong for more than 10 hours. Police Commissioner Tsang denied the arrests and detention of Choy and Cheung had occurred when questioned by media on July 9."
