Hong Kong Watch
Budget
€357,330
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
2
0.35 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Hong Kong Watch is a UK registered charity founded in 2017, consisting of Hong Kongers and friends of Hong Kong, working closely with Hong Kong community groups in the diaspora. We inform and educate legislators, policy-makers and the media, and raise awareness among the wider public, about the violations of human rights, basic freedoms and the rule of law in Hong Kong, and advocate for actions to assist Hong Kongers. We do this through a combination of in-depth research reports, regular topical briefings, opinion editorials, media briefings and interviews, and advocacy campaigns. We also help integrate, support, welcome and strengthen the capacity of the Hong Kong diaspora, through a programme of civic and political education and community engagement.
EU Legislative Interests
Hong Kong Watch regularly visits Brussels to update Members of the European Parliament and those working in the European Institutions on the latest developments in Hong Kong and China. Most recently in November 2025, Hong Kong Watch’s Senior Research and Policy Advisor Thomas Benson launched our report on Hong Kong's special privileges in law at an event in the European Parliament in Brussels. We are actively campaigning for the EU to review the status of the Hong Kong and Economic Trade Offices in the EU, introduce policy measures to counter transnational repression against activists and diaspora communities, and implementing sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials responsible for human rights abuses in Hong Kong, Xinjiang and around the world.
Communication Activities
We maintain communication with a number of MEPs and parliamentarians on the country-level throughout the EU. Individual Members of the European Parliament serve as Patrons for Hong Kong Watch, which are politicians around the world who champion our cause to defend the fundamental freedoms of Hong Kongers worldwide. We have worked with Members of European Parliament to provide information to support the drafting of EU resolutions related to Hong Kong, such as this resolution: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/RC-10-2024-0208_EN.html We have made many trips to Brussels to establish relationships with MEPs and discuss our latest campaigns and reports. This year (2026), we plan to maintain and to continue establishing relationships with Members of the European Parliament. We plan to visit Brussels two or three times this year, and twice per year. Our work thus far also includes but is not limited to: A guide: How the European Parliament and other EU Institutions should approach Hong Kong: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58ecfa82e3df284d3a13dd41/t/66ea821647b3e7418e8a5ff2/1726644766381/Final+EU+Policy+Roadmap+on+Hong+Kong.docx+%281%29.pdf Hong Kong Watch Briefing to European Parliament: Destruction of Judicial Independence and the Persecution of Democrats in Hong Kong: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58ecfa82e3df284d3a13dd41/t/65671d95b61bd6053e71aa5c/1701256597861/HKW+EP+briefing.pdf European Parliament Informal Hong Kong Watch Group Publishes Joint Letter on the Anniversary of the National Security Law: https://www.hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2023/6/30/0wi069qg16vbof7dm3ukvsurcswnyu
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganprangley/
Organisation Members
https://www.hongkongwatch.org/our-people
Additional Information
Public financing: Hong Kong Watch had crowdfunding appeals. Grants: Democracy Fund, Unbound, The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. Only the Democracy Fund exceeded 10% of the budget. Donations and crowdfunding also exceeded 10% of the budget but these are aggregates of many individual donations. Total budget for 2024 was approximately 593,100 euros. We didn't receive any EU grants in 2024 or in the current financial year.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.