CLOSER EXCHANGE BETWEEN HK, ROC LEGISLATURE|促進交流倡民主 台立委.港議員成立連線

July 1 will mark the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China, and an alliance between members of Hong Kong's Legislative Council and Taiwan's Legislative Yuan was announced yesterday. Representatives from both sides spoke of the importance of exchange and cooperation in the face of China. ==NS== Go Taiwan! Go Hong Kong With the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China approaching on July 1, an alliance was formed on the morning of June 12 between members of Hong Kong's Legislative Council and Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. The aim of the alliance is to facilitate exchanges regarding public policy. The Hong Kong representatives emphasized that, in the face of China's authoritarian repression, more cooperation is needed between Hong Kong and Taiwan to confront human rights issues such as Lee Ming-chih's arrest. ==NATHAN LAW Hong Kong Legislator, Demosistō Party== The Lee Ming-cheh affair, the incident involving the Causeway Bay Bookstore in Hong Kong, as well as the obstacles facing Hong Kong's democratic development and Taiwan's international position, all stem from the same authoritarian government. ==JOSHUA WONG Sec.-Gen., Demosistō Party== With legislators being stripped of their seats, I think "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong has really become "one country, 1.5 systems." Taiwan legislators said that China's repression of voices advocating for democracy in Hong Kong represents a loss of freedom for the Hong Kong people. They hoped that this cross-party alliance will continue to focus the Legislative Yuan's attention on Hong Kong's democratic development. ==HUANG KUO-CHANG legislator, New Power Party== The members of this alliance will all jointly issue an official statement in support of our friends in Hong Kong. ==LIN CHIH-CHIA Sec.-Gen., Legislative Yuan== Our parliament, our elected representatives, our legislators, must represent our country in forming connections with parliaments around the world. As for comments that the alliance is a connection between forces for Hong Kong and Taiwanese independence, Joshua Wong once again denied supporting Hong Kong independence and stressed that the alliance was based on a shared belief in democratic values and the need for more exchanges and assistance. TRANSLATED BY：JOHN CHEN 7月1號是香港主權移交中國20週年，香港立法會議員和台灣立法院立委，今天成立連線，希望透過這個平台，讓台港兩地在公共政策上有更多交流。香港代表強調，面對中國威權對於李明哲、銅鑼灣等事件都應該互相協助。 大聲喊著口號，在7月1號，香港主權移交20週年前，香港的立法會議員，和台灣的立委，上午成立連線，希望台港的民意代表，未來在公共政策上，有更多的交流。香港代表強調，台港都面臨中國的威權壓迫，面對李明哲事件等的人權議題挑戰，更應該加強交流。 ==香港眾志立法會議員 羅冠聰== 李明哲的事件 還有 香港銅鑼灣書店的事件 香港本土的民主發展 還有台灣在國際認同上 面對的阻礙 還有問題 這些都是來自同一個威權政府 ==香港眾志秘書長 黃之鋒== 議員被取消議員資格的情況 我覺得其實香港的一國兩制 已經變成一個 一國1.5制 立委則認為，中國不斷打壓香港爭取民主的力量，港人的自由受到限縮，希望跨黨派的立委成立連線，延續立院關注香港民主發展的力量。 ==時代力量立委 黃國昌== 連線的成員 那大家能夠共同 透過一個非常正式的聲明 來支持香港的朋友 ==立法院秘書長 林志嘉== 需要我們的國會 我們的民意代表 我們的立法委員 來代表我們國家 到世界各國 去跟世界各國的國會做聯繫 對於外界解讀，成立連線是港獨和台獨力量的結合，香港眾志秘書長黃之峰再次否認主張港獨，也強調不是和台獨力量結合，是相信共同的民主價值，雙方需要更多的交流、協助。 記者 陳佳鑫 張梓嘉 台北報導