Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung

1. ✓ Tabled for plenary (done)
2. ✓ Plenary vote (done) Adopted 17 September 2026
3. ✓ Parliament’s position (done) Final

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The procedure file names no committee or rapporteur for this dossier.

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Key: ✓ For ✗ Against ○ Abstained ÷ Divided (no clear line)

1. 17 Sept 2026 Separate vote on paragraph 3

   Adopted 517–8–31

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   Divided ÷

2. 17 Sept 2026 Final vote — text as a whole

   Adopted 459–12–86

   The Left

   Abst. ○

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   Divided ÷

   ESN

   Abst. ○

1. Adopted by Parliament17 Sept 2026

   Adopted text TA10-0309/2026 TA-10-2026-0309

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2. Tabled for plenary16 Sept 2026

   Joint motion RC-B10-0398/2026 RC-10-2026-0398

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3. Tabled for plenary14 Sept 2026

   Motion for a resolution B10-0399/2026 B-10-2026-0399

4. Tabled for plenary14 Sept 2026

   Motion for a resolution B10-0405/2026 B-10-2026-0405

5. Tabled for plenary14 Sept 2026

   Motion for a resolution B10-0407/2026 B-10-2026-0407

6. Tabled for plenary14 Sept 2026

   Motion for a resolution B10-0401/2026 B-10-2026-0401

7. Tabled for plenary14 Sept 2026

   Motion for a resolution B10-0398/2026 B-10-2026-0398

1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Joint motion RC-B10-0398/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0309/2026

   No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.

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2. Tabled for plenary → Tabled for plenary Motion for a resolution B10-0399/2026 → Joint motion RC-B10-0398/2026

   ▸ AIAI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

   The new version adds calls to repeal the National Security Law and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, to strengthen the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue, and to suspend extradition treaties with China. It drops the paragraph on China breaching the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the denunciation of prosecutions as silencing independent media. It adds Jimmy Lai to the list of people whose release is urged and to the cases for the EU Delegation to monitor, and adds details on his prison sentence. It drops the call to raise Hong Kong human rights cases in every meeting with the Hong Kong side and the instruction to forward the resolution. The other changes are wording: rephrased condemnations and descriptions of the deterioration of freedoms and the arrest and conviction figures.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-2873

Official source

• Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL) ↗

Data source

• EP Open Data API: procedure record ↗

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Retrieved

25 September 2026

European Parliament (2026). “Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung”. Dossier, 17 September 2026. procId 2026-2873, reference 2026/2873(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-2873 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2026%2F2873(RSP). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2026-2873 (CC BY 4.0).

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  title = {{Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-17},
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  urldate = {2026-09-25},
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  note = {Dossier. procId 2026-2873, reference 2026/2873(RSP). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2026\%2F2873(RSP). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
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