Organizer of a Hong Kong Exhibition in UK Lodged a Protest to Local Government on Suspicion of Political Suppression

On April 4, 2024, a British Hongkonger group “Birmingham HongKongers” organized a three-day “Same but Different—Cultural Exhibition” in downtown Birmingham as part of the Hong Kong March event. However, they suspected there was an incursion by the “little pinks (CCP advocates)” who complained and put pressure on the venue owner, urging the event organizer to shield all “politically sensitive” content. The organizer later complained to the local government that the incident involved political suppression. Robert Chiu, the person in charge of the event, said that on the opening day, April...