Hong Kong Independence Party
Hong Kong Independence Party 香港獨立黨 | |
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| Abbreviation | HKIP |
| Secretary-General | Daniel Ma |
| Founded | 27 February 2015 |
| Headquarters | 4th Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE, United Kingdom 49 Station Road, Polegate BN26 6EA, United Kingdom |
| Ideology | Hong Kong independence |
| Slogan | "Independence for Hong Kong, rejoin the Commonwealth of Nations" |
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港獨立黨 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港独立党 | ||||||||
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The Hong Kong Independence Party[a] (HKIP) is a non-profit organisation which advocates Hong Kong independence or the return of Hong Kong's sovereignty to the United Kingdom. It was registered in the United Kingdom as a political party from 27 February 2015[1] to 11 February 2018, and is based in London.[2] The party's slogan is "Independence for Hong Kong, rejoin the Commonwealth of Nations" (香港獨立，重回英聯邦).[3]
In April 2024, Joseph John, HKIP president and socia media accounts manager, was sentenced to five years in jail for conspiring to incite others to commit secession, a crime under the Hong Kong national security law. He had been arrested in November 2022 upon arriving in Hong Kong from the United Kingdom for a family visit. As a holder of a Portuguese passport and a Hong Kong identity card, he was the first dual national convicted and jailed under the security law.[4][5]
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- ^ "陳雲門徒 在英註冊「港獨黨」". Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 3 April 2015.
- ^ "View registration - The Electoral Commission". Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "港獨黨拒中國人當技術員". Ta Kung Pao (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 4 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ Kong, Harvey (11 April 2024). "President of dissolved Hong Kong Independence Party gets 5 years' jail for secession offence tied to online posts". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Lee, James (11 April 2024). "Portuguese national sentenced to 5 years in Hong Kong prison under security law over 'demonising China'". Retrieved 12 April 2024.