; Whereas the central Government of the People’s Republic of China and the HKSAR Government have since used the national security law to suppress democratic voices in Hong Kong, including by barring candidates from standing for election and by arresting prodemocracy activists and opposition leaders; Whereas, on March 11, 2021, China’s National People’s Congress adopted the Decision of the National People’s Congress on Improving the Electoral System of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region , thereby further restricting Hong Kong’s electoral freedom and democratic representation; Whereas, on May 27, 2021, the Hong Kong Police Force officially banned the June 4 vigil for the second consecutive year, citing a ban on large gatherings in light of the coronavirus pandemic; Whereas this ban has continued through 2022 and through 2023, despite the pandemic restrictions being largely removed in Hong Kong; Whereas, on May 27, 2021, the Hong Kong Legislative Council passed legislation amending local election laws to bring them in line with the China’s National People’s Congress March 11 Decision of the National People’s Congress on Improving the Electoral System of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ; Whereas, on March 4, 2023, the HKSAR West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court convicted three standing committee members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China—Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan, and Tsui Hon-kwong—under the National Security Law, and the Alliance was an organizer of the annual Tiananmen vigil; Whereas June 4, 2023, marks the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre; Whereas the Government of the People’s Republic of China has committed genocide and crimes against humanity against the Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups in Xinjiang