[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 733 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 733
To provide for a review of sanctions with respect to Hong Kong.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 24, 2025
Mrs. Kim (for herself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Burchett, and Mr. Lawler)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To provide for a review of sanctions with respect to Hong Kong.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REVIEW OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HONG KONG.
(a) Determination With Respect to Imposition of Sanctions.--Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
determination, including a detailed justification, of whether any
person listed in subsection (b) or (c) meets the criteria for the
imposition of sanctions pursuant to--
(1) section 1263(b) of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights
Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 10102(b));
(2) Executive Order 13818 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
blocking the property of persons involved in serious human
rights abuse or corruption);
(3) section 7 of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy
Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 5701 note; Public Law 116-76);
(4) section 6 of the Hong Kong Autonomy Act (22 U.S.C. 5701
note; Public Law 116-149); or
(5) Executive Order 13936 (22 U.S.C. 5701 note; relating to
Hong Kong Normalization).
(b) Persons Previously Sanctioned.--The persons listed in this
subsection, which include officials of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region who were sanctioned by the Department of the
Treasury in August 2020 and require updates related to their current
role, are the following:
(1) John Lee Ka-chiu, Chief Executive.
(2) Eric Chan Kwok-ki, Chief Secretary for Administration.
(3) Chris Tang Ping Keung, Secretary for Security.
(4) Zheng Yanxiong, Director of the Liaison Office of the
Central People's Government in Hong Kong.
(c) Persons Listed.--The persons listed in this subsection, which
include officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, are
the following:
(1) Paul Lam Ting-kwok, Secretary for Justice.
(2) Sonny Au Chi-kwong, Secretary General of the Committee
for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region.
(3) Raymond Siu Chak-yee, Police Commissioner.
(4) Esther Toh Lye-Ping, Judge of the Court of First
Instance of the High Court.
(5) Amanda Jane Woodcock, Deputy Judge of the Court of
First Instance of the High Court.
(6) Victor So Wai-tak, Chief Magistrate.
(7) Peter Law Tak-chuen, Principal Magistrate.
(8) Stanley Chan Kwong-chi, District Judge.
(9) Adriana Noelle Tse Ching, District Judge.
(10) Kwok Wai-kin, District Judge.
(11) Amy Chan Wai-Mun, Deputy District Judge.
(12) Andy Cheng Lim-chi, Magistrate.
(13) Johnny Chan Jong-herng, Judge of the Court of First
Instance of the High Court.
(14) Patrick Chan Siu-oi, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court
of Final Appeal.
(15) Wilson Chan Ka-shun, Judge of the Court of First
Instance of the High Court.
(16) Andrew Chan Hing-wai, Judge of the Court of First
Instance of the High Court.
(17) Andrew Cheung Kui-nung, Chief Justice of the Court of
Final Appeal.
(18) Anderson Chow Ka-ming, Justice of Appeal of the Court
of Appeal of the High Court.
(19) Susana Maria D'Almada Remedios, Judge of the Court of
First Instance of the High Court.
(20) Joseph Paul Fok, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final
Appeal.
(21) Veronica Heung Shuk-han, Magistrate.
(22) Susan Kwan Shuk-hing, Vice-President of the Court of
Appeal of the High Court.
(23) Johnson Lam Man-hon, Permanent Judge of the Court of
Final Appeal.
(24) Alex Lee Wan-tang, Judge of the Court of First
Instance of the High Court.
(25) Anthea Pang Po-kam, Justice of Appeal of the Court of
Appeal of the High Court.
(26) Derek Pang Wai-cheong, Justice of Appeal of the Court
of Appeal of the High Court.
(27) Jeremy Poon Shiu-chor, Chief Judge of the High Court.
(28) Roberto Alexandre Vieira Ribeiro, Permanent Judge of
the Court of Final Appeal.
(29) Don So Man-lung, Principal Magistrate.
(30) Frank Stock, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final
Appeal.
(31) Ada Yim Shun-yee, District Judge and former Principal
Magistrate.
(32) Wally Yeung Chun-kuen, former Vice-President of the
Court of Appeal of the High Court; current Commissioner on
Interception of Communications and Surveillance.
(33) Maggie Yang Mei-kei, Director of Public Prosecutions.
(34) Anthony Chau Tin-hang, Deputy Director of Public
Prosecutions V (Technology Crime).
(35) Jonathan Man Tak-ho, Deputy Director of Public
Prosecutions I (Magistrates' Courts).
(36) Derek Lai Kim-wah, Senior Assistant Director of Public
Prosecutions IV(2)(B) Commercial Crime (ICAC).
(37) Laura Ng Shuk-kuen, Senior Assistant Director of
Public Prosecutions III(1)(C), Higher Courts (Court of First
Instance).
(38) William Siu Kai-yip, Senior Assistant Director of
Public Prosecutions III(1)(A), Higher Courts (Court of First
Instance).
(39) Andy Lo Tin-wai, Assistant Director of Public
Prosecutions I(2), Magistrates' Courts, (Customs & Excise).
(40) Ivan Cheung Cheuk-kan, Assistant Director of Public
Prosecutions III(2)(B), Higher Courts (District Court).
(41) Crystal Chan Wing-sum, Senior Public Prosecutor,
Technology Crime (Technology Crime).
(42) Cherry Chong Man-yan, Senior Public Prosecutor, Higher
Courts (Court of First Instance).
(43) Wilson Lam Yi-yeung, Senior Public Prosecutor, Policy
and Administration (Office of the Director of Public
Prosecutions).
(44) Edward Lau Wan-cheung, Senior Public Prosecutor,
Commercial Crime (Commercial Crime).
(45) Vincent Lee Ting-wai, Senior Public Prosecutor,
Magistrates Courts (Magistrate Courts).
(46) Karen Ng Ka-yuet, Senior Public Prosecutor, Technology
Crime (Technology Crime).
(47) Jennifer Tsui Sin-chi, Senior Public Prosecutor,
Technology Crime (Technology Crime).
(48) Memi Ng, private lawyer, fiat counsel appointed by the
Hong Kong Government to serve as prosecutor.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this Act, the
term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
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