#489 - Foreign Interference Law Invoked Against Businessman & Hong Kong Left Outraged by Messi

Last week, a Singaporean businessman, Phillip Chan, became the first person to be designated a “politically significant person” under the recently implemented foreign interference law. Is this a valid use of this law? Elsewhere, Hong Kong football fans were left raging when Lionel Messi sat out of an exhibition match between Inter Miami and a local team due to injury. Is the fans’ anger valid?

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Foreign Interference Law Invoked Against Businessman

• Singaporean businessman the first person to be served 'notice of intended designation' under foreign interference law
• Who is Philip Chan, the man against whom S’pore has invoked its foreign interference law?
• The case of Philip Chan: Beijing steps up efforts to co-opt diaspora to ‘tell the China story well’
• [Dec 2023] Anti-foreign interference law to come into full force on Dec 29 after provisions on local proxies take effect - TODAY
• [Sep 2022] Maruah, Think Centre criticise draft foreign interference law, raise concern about uncertainty over their activities - TODAY

Hong Kong Left Outraged by Messi

• Messi sits out Hong Kong friendly; government may cut support funding
• Tatler XFEST - Hong Kong Team vs Inter Miami CF | February 4, 2024
• Lionel Messi angers Hong Kong after sitting out match

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