A human rights group is calling on the Canadian government to investigate why Hong Kong police were granted visas to attend a sports event in Winnipeg weeks after the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) ramped up suppression of pro-democracy activists.
More than 300 Hong Kong police are attending the World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) scheduled to run from July 28 to Aug. 6 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Some from the local Hong Kong communities came out to protest the HKPF’s attendance at the games on July 29, but met further threats from the Hong Kong police representatives, said UK-based NGO Hong Kong Watch.
