S. 1755

116 S1755 IS: Hong Kong Judicial Sanctions Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-14
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1755  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   May 14, 2025   Mr. Sullivan  (for himself,  Mr. Merkley , and  Mr. Curtis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Foreign Relations    A BILL
To provide for a review of sanctions with respect to Hong Kong.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Hong Kong Judicial Sanctions Act  .
2.
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)
Esther Toh Lye-Ping, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court.
(2)
Amanda Jane Woodcock, Deputy Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court.
(3)
Victor So Wai-tak, Chief Magistrate.
(4)
Peter Law Tak-chuen, former Principal Magistrate (retired in October 2023).
(5)
Stanley Chan Kwong-chi, District Judge.
(6)
Adriana Noelle Tse Ching, District Judge.
(7)
Kwok Wai-kin, District Judge.
(8)
Amy Chan Wai-Mun, Deputy District Judge.
(9)
Andy Cheng Lim-chi, Magistrate.
(10)
Johnny Chan Jong-herng, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court.
(11)
Patrick Chan Siu-oi, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal.
(12)
Wilson Chan Ka-shun, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court.
(13)
Andrew Chan Hing-wai, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court.
(14)
Andrew Cheung Kui-nung, Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal.
(15)
Anderson Chow Ka-ming, Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court.
(16)
Susana Maria D’Almada Remedios, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court.
(17)
Joseph Paul Fok, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal.
(18)
Veronica Heung Shuk-han, Magistrate.
(19)
Susan Kwan Shuk-hing, Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court.
(20)
Johnson Lam Man-hon, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal.
(21)
Alex Lee Wan-tang, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court.
(22)
Anthea Pang Po-kam, Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court.
(23)
Derek Pang Wai-cheong, Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court.
(24)
Jeremy Poon Shiu-chor, Chief Judge of the High Court.
(25)
Roberto Alexandre Vieira Ribeiro, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal.
(26)
Don So Man-lung, Principal Magistrate.
(27)
Frank Stock, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal.
(28)
Ada Yim Shun-yee, District Judge and former Principal Magistrate.
(29)
Wally Yeung Chun-kuen, former Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court; current Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance.
(30)
Maggie Yang Mei-kei, Director of Public Prosecutions.
(31)
Anthony Chau Tin-hang, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions V (Technology Crime).
(32)
Jonathan Man Tak-ho, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions I (Magistrates’ Courts).
(33)
Derek Lai Kim-wah, Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions IV(2)(B) Commercial Crime (ICAC).
(34)
Laura Ng Shuk-kuen, Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions III(1)(C), Higher Courts (Court of First Instance).
(35)
William Siu Kai-yip, Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions III(1)(A), Higher Courts (Court of First Instance).
(36)
Andy Lo Tin-wai, Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions I(2), Magistrates’ Courts (Customs & Excise).
(37)
Ivan Cheung Cheuk-kan, Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions III(2)(B), Higher Courts (District Court).
(38)
Crystal Chan Wing-sum, Senior Public Prosecutor, Technology Crime (Technology Crime).
(39)
Cherry Chong Man-yan, Senior Public Prosecutor, Higher Courts (Court of First Instance).
(40)
Wilson Lam Yi-yeung, Senior Public Prosecutor, Policy and Administration (Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions).
(41)
Edward Lau Wan-cheung, Senior Public Prosecutor, Commercial Crime (Commercial Crime).
(42)
Vincent Lee Ting-wai, Senior Public Prosecutor, Magistrates Courts (Magistrate Courts).
(43)
Karen Ng Ka-yuet, Senior Public Prosecutor, Technology Crime (Technology Crime).
(44)
Jennifer Tsui Sin-chi, Senior Public Prosecutor, Technology Crime (Technology Crime).
(45)
Memi Ng, private lawyer, fiat counsel appointed by the Hong Kong Government to serve as prosecutor.
(d)
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.