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The Hong Kong National Security Law has been implemented since the end of June of the previous year, and it has been more than two years since the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law.The Foreign CorresPondents’Club (FCC), which is close to the Pan -Democratic Foreign Political Conference (Foreign Correspondents’Club (FCC), has recently become a political concern.

The Hong Kong Foreign Press Conference actually originated in mainland China. It was established in Chongqing in 1943 and aims to assist foreign reporters in China to contact and communicate with the Republic of China government.In 1949, the Kuomintang was defeated during the civil war, FCC moved to Hong Kong, and rented the old milk company warehouse in Central as the site for the Hong Kong government.

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FCC site, under the special arrangement of the Hong Kong Government's non -bidding, has always been full of automatic renewal. The recent lease will end on January 1 next year.After years of washing, this red brick building located in the middle of Central in Central has now become a first -class historical building in Hong Kong.

In the eyes of ordinary Hong Kong people, the FCC is actually inconspicuous. After all, most members are reporters of small circles.However, in recent years, FCCs have invited some politicians who have attracted much attention or sensitive identity, such as Dai Yaoting, the initiator of "Occupy Central", and Tibetan independence elements, and the chairman of the Tibet Religious Foundation, Dawa Cairen, to the club to give a lecture, which has repeatedly caused controversy, and gradually caused the cityNotice.

In 2018, the FCC invited Chen Haotian, then the convener of the Hong Kong National Party, to give a speech at the club, which caused strong dissatisfaction in Beijing and believed that FCC provided a platform for "Hong Kong independence".The former head of the CPPCC National Committee Liang Zhenying, who has come to the FCC, will definitely not agree to renewing the contract.

In the past few years, the FCC has continued to be pursued by the Hong Kong institutional faction. It is questioned that the club does not need to open the bidding to renew the lease.The establishment faction also accused the FCC of letting foreign forces openly publicize the concept of "anti -China -China chaos" in the club, regarded the property of the Hong Kong government as a place outside, and asked the official to recover the club.

Various news about the renewal of FCC recently also "fly" everywhere.It is said that the Hong Kong Government should not provide new leases within the Hong Kong government, and there are also news that the new government must do a good job of international relations after playing, so that the FCC renewal renewal reproduces the dawn, but the lease period may be shortened.

I am a FCC member and received the FCC Chairman Keith Richburg last month and sent it to a member email.He revealed in the email that the Hong Kong government had promised him earlier that the official was actively dealing with the application of renewal, and he was very optimistic about the successful renewal of the FCC.

In fact, the implementation of the FCC in the Hong Kong National Security Law has shifted low -key in the past three years. In the first half of this year, it was announced that it was suspended from the "Human Rights News Award" criticized by Beijing.Rycad explained that because of the "red line" of Hong Kong's political "red line", he did not want to unintentionally violate the law.These words were interpreted by the outside world as a good way to renew the lease from Beijing in exchange for FCC.

However, from the perspective of some movements of the FCC in the past two months, the Hong Kong government will "turn on the green light" in terms of renewal, which is quite doubtful.

First, Hong Kong reporter Chen Langsheng, who is also chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, was arrested by the police for suspected interviews and did not cooperate in September this year. The FCC issued a statement to urge the official handling of the case to maintain transparency and caution.Afterwards, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong quickly criticized the FCC to "use all opportunities to attack the SAR Government", "trying to interfere with the rule of law in Hong Kong", and urged the FCC to "recognize reality, set up positions, and cliffs."

Second, the FCC held an online lecture on Chinese science and technology development on the eve of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.The Hong Kong Grand Press in Beijing criticized the FCC, saying that the FCC found "the author and reporters of the two anti -China and the reporters to share the so -called sharing. In order to monitor the society, China Development Technology has stimulated the emotional emotions of the enemy."Judging from the reaction of the left media and the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the FCC seems to be "disobedient" and continue to make political provocation.

Of course, there is no crystal ball on my hand, and I dare not determine that the FCC is no longer renewed.But objectively, if the renewal of FCC is unsuccessful, it will have some negative impacts on Hong Kong.

First of all, Hong Kong has always been the capital of Asia's foreign media, and most of the well -known European and American news institutions have set up offices in Hong Kong.Many of the thousands of members of the FCC are reporters in Hong Kong in Hong Kong in Hong Kong.If the FCC cannot renew the contract, in the long run, it will shake Hong Kong as the status of the "Asian Media Center", which is not good for Beijing to use the Hong Kong platform to tell the story of Chinese.

Secondly, in addition to reporters, FCC members include diplomats in Hong Kong, multinational enterprises and investment bank executives in Hong Kong.Over the years, many foreign politicians visiting Hong Kong have been gladly invited to give a speech at the FCC club; once the Hong Kong government does not renew the contract with the FCC, the news will soon be passed to the international community.At present, Hong Kong is actively reconciled and intended to become an international financial center. Such actions will undoubtedly release signals that Hong Kong unintentional opening up.

Normally, the Hong Kong government notified the FCC renewal one month before the expiration of the lease, and the current only half a month is left.Can FCC "avoid a disaster" this time?Everyone may wish to wait and see.