TADC Hong Kong Humanitarian Fund <br/>多倫多香港人道援助基金

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多倫多香港人道援助基金

1989年天安門民主運動被殘酷鎮壓之後，黃雀行動救出了近四百多名大陸民運人士。香港人出錢出力，冒著生命危險和政治逼害也在所不惜。

2019年，香港人在「反送中」的民主運動中為了自己的自由奮勇力戰。年輕一代堅毅不屈的精神感動了全世界，也付出了沉重的代價！無故失踪、離奇暴斃、遭虐打、性侵等罪行被不斷揭發後，原有的調查和法治機制不但形同虛設，更是倒行逆施！今年7月1日，中共人大強行通過港版國安法後，香港的人權狀況更是到了無法無天的變本加厲！瘋狂的濫捕、濫控和欲加之罪的重判令國際社會震驚，也令大批香港青年不得不離開所愛、所為之奮鬥的香港而流亡海外。

這些在海外的年輕人，可再有當年的黃雀義舉伸出援手？！

香港孩子香港人救！香港孩子，也請愛護香港的人共同營救！

《多倫多支持中國民運會》31年前為天安門民主運動而成立。當年香港移民只有數萬，在社區的支持下我們接待和援助了近百名中國民運人士，更成功遊說加拿大政府接納五千多名中國學者和學生成為永久居民。加拿大至今有六十萬香港移民，我們又怎能讓自己的孩子離開香港後徬徨無依？

自港版國安法通過後，本會透過私人募捐，默默地參與對流亡「手足」的援助。隨著港共政府近期對香港抗爭者的瘋狂打壓和迫害後，流亡海外的香港青年人數遽增，已不是私人募捐所能承擔，極需要社區大眾的齊心協力！

成立基金

多倫多支持中國民運會於2020年12月22日宣佈成立《多倫多香港人道援助基金》，基金宗旨在於為受迫害而逃離香港的人士提供人道援助。基金首要任務是向離開家園扺達安省的人士伸出援手，讓他們安定下來適應新生活，當中大多是年青人甚至未成年人士。

目前已經有不少抗爭者逃離香港，其中一部份是希望前往加拿大尋求政治庇護。由於疫情關係，現時加拿大口岸仍然關閉，令他們滞留他國未能入境。待疫情舒緩關口重開後，向扺埗人士提供支援相信會維持一段時間。因此基金並無定下籌款目標，希望社區各界能持續地伸出援手，有錢出錢、有力出力，令基金的工作能不斷地有效進行，令更多人受惠。

基金設有銀行户口接收捐款，獨立於本會經常活動的收支户口。本會所有人員均為義工，無償付出時間精力，基金所得捐款全數 100% 用於支援流亡加拿大尋求新生活的香港人。

捐助款項

捐款予《多倫多香港人道援助基金》可以透過以下方式：

Interac eTransfer: 使用加拿大銀行户口轉帳
收款人電郵地址 [email protected]
PayPal : 信用咭捐款毋須 PayPal 户口
請按右邊捐款鍵或於 PayPal 網站輸入收款人電郵地址 [email protected]
支票或滙票: 註明《多倫多香港人道援助基金》
抬頭: Toronto Association for Democracy in China
郵寄: TADC, PO Box 90594, Cedar Heights, Scarborough, Ontario M1H3G7
電滙：
Bank: Bank of Montreal
SWIFT code: BOFMCAM2
Institution: 001
Branch: 25592
Account: 1984566
Account Holder: Toronto Association for Democracy in China

如有加拿大銀行户口，使用 eTransfer 將會免卻銀行手續費，使用 PayPal 捐款則會被扣除 3% 手續費。海外人士使用外幣捐款，PayPal 手續費為 4%，若捐款超過 C$400，電滙手續費相對較低。

Ricker 畫作拍賣

相信大家在不同途徑已經欣賞過藝術家 Ricker Choi 關於這場香港抗爭運動的畫作，好評一致公認。Ricker 是一位多材多藝的藝術家，除了鋼琴演奏有非凡造藝之外，繪畫也別樹一格。不久前他複印數幅作品義賣，籌得數千元支援香港手足。他將一幅周庭的頭像畫作義賣，立刻獲得一家餐廳東主慷慨地以$2000元買下。承蒙他的熱心及對本會的支持，義賣得益扣除開支已捐予人道援助基金。

Ricker 現再揀選以下五幅原創作品予本會公開拍賣，所得收益亦同樣捐往人道援助基金。Ricker 會扣除成交價10%為作畫材料開支，讓他能繼續創作。

【吻】 24″ x 18″ 底價 C$200 成交價 C$400
【拯救12港人】 16″ x 20″ 底價 C$200 成交價 C$300
【烈火戰車】 12″ x 16″ 底價 C$150 成交價 C$550
【中大保衛戰】 18″ x 24″ 底價 C$200 成交價 C$550
【獅子山】 24″ x 30″ 底價 C$300 成交價 C$2380

所有畫作將於 2020年12月30日星期三正午12:00 公開拍賣，於 2021年1月13日正午12:00 結束。有興趣競投請前往《香港多得你》網店落標。拍賣開放予大多倫多範圍及以外的所有地區，如有需要，網店可以將投得畫作代為速遞往世界各地。

《香港多得你》網店地址為 https://canhker.ca/ 。網店由數位熱心義工合力經營，為支持香港抗爭運動有關的義賣行動提供一個免費交易平台。

拍賣總成交為 C$4180，Ricker 扣除 10% 開支後基金收到 C$3762。在此感謝五名善長慷慨解囊，也多謝曾落標競投的每一位，及《香港多得你》提供交易平台作拍賣。最後當然感謝 Ricker 捐出畫作。

Ricker 除提供該五幅畫作拍賣及周庭人像畫私售，其後也私下把數幅作品售與有心人，把售價 90% 捐往基金。他亦出售作品複製及鋼琴演奏樂曲，扣除開支後同樣捐往基金。本會對 Ricker 的熱心付出致以衷心感謝。

義賣物品

感謝網店「香港多得你」提供購購物平台，為有心人義賣物件，捐往各個團體用以支援被反送中運動所影響的香港人。以下物件有善款向基金作出受惠。

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 畫作拍賣
 義賣物品

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Auction of Paintings
Fundraising Items

TADC Hong Kong Humanitarian Fund

After the brutal suppression of Tiananmen pro-democracy movement in 1989, about 400 activists were rescued out of China under the operation code-named Yellow Bird. People in Hong Kong did not hesitate a moment to offer their help, knowingly risking their lives and political repercussion.

In 2019, millions of brave Hong Kongers came out to fight for their freedom. The perseverance and unyielding spirit of the younger generation moved the whole world. This pro-democracy movement at the same time has caused them a steep price. Cases of suspicious deaths, disappearances, physical assaults and sexual assaults came to light one after the other. The calls for proper police investigations and fair court trials all have gone in vain. On July 1, the CCP’s National People’s Congress forcibly imposed the National Security Law in Hong Kong. Since then, the human rights situation in Hong Kong has deteriorated to a new low. Indiscriminate arrests, groundless prosecutions and hash sentences have shocked many around the world. A significant number of activists have chosen to flee Hong Kong, the place they love and have defended for, and go into exile overseas.

After the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, TADC have mobilized the community to provide support for close to 100 pro-democracy activists who fled China and successfully lobbied our Canadian government accepting more than 5000 Chinese scholars and students as permanent residents. Now, we must do the same and support the young Hong Kong activists who have gone exile.

Since the implementation of National Security Law, TADC has privately gathered donations to support some young activists. As the Hong Kong CCP government has recently tightened up their grip on the activists, more and more of them have no option but to go exile. We are therefore turning this private donation drive into a public fundraising appeal.

Announcement

On December 22, 2020, Toronto Association for Democracy in China (TADC) announced the establishment of the TADC Hong Kong Humanitarian Fund. The mission of the fund is to provide humanitarian assistance to people who fled or left Hong Kong to avoid political persecution. The initial scope of the fund will be to provide assistance to those who have arrived, or are arriving, in Ontario. These are predominantly underaged and young protesters who fled Hong Kong to escape persecution at home.

Many of the activists have escaped Hong Kong already. Some of them have intention to come to Canada but have been stranded in other countries due to the current border closure as a result of the global pandemic. Assistance to their settlement once they have arrived will be a long process. As such, the Fund has not set a fundraising target but to ask the community to contribute continuously at whatever way they can, both by monetary donation and by volunteering. The Fund will pull together all available resources to assist those in need.

Donations to the Fund are accepted into an independent bank account, separating from the account for TADC operations. All board members are volunteers devoting their skills and precious time without compensation. All donations into the Fund are 100% towards supporting Hong Kongers in exile seeking new life in Canada.

Donation

Donation to the TADC Hong Kong Humanitarian Fund can be made via the following ways:

Interac eTransfer:
Make payment from your Canadian bank account to [email protected]
PayPal donation:
Use the Donate button or at PayPal web site to make payment to [email protected]. Payment by credit card without a PayPal account is accepted.
Cheque or Money Order:
Payable: Toronto Association for Democracy in China
Address: TADC, PO Box 90594, Cedar Heights, Scarborough, Ontario M1H3G7
Write on the cheque “TADC Hong Kong Humanitarian Fund “
Wire Transfer:
Bank: Bank of Montreal
SWIFT code: BOFMCAM2
Institution: 001
Branch: 25592
Account: 1984-566
Account Holder: Toronto Association for Democracy in China

If you have an account at a Canadian bank, please use eTransfer to avoid bank charge. PayPal will levy 3% service charge on us. If you are outside Canada, PayPal service charge is 4% on foreign currency. Please consider using Wire Transfer for amount over C$400 which will allow us to incur a relatively lower fee.

Auction of Ricker’s Paintings

You may have seen Ricker Choi’s paintings on the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement through various channels. Aside from being an accomplished pianist, he is also a talented painter. Recently he made reprints of some of his paintings for sale and raised a few thousand dollars to benefit the Hong Kong activists. He also offered his painting on the portrait of Agnes Chow as a fundraising item to a restaurant owner for C$2000. We are happy to announce that the net proceed of this sale has been donated to the Humanitarian Fund.

Ricker is donating another five of his paintings as fundraising items for an auction organized by TADC. Net proceeds will again be donated to this Humanitarian Fund. Ricker will retain 10% of final price to cover painting supplies for his further creation.

Kiss, 24″ x 18″ starting bid C$200 Sold at C$400
Save 12 HK Youths, 16″ x 20″ starting bid C$200 Sold at C$300
Chariot of Fire, 12″ x 16″ starting bid C$150 Sold at C$550
Siege of Chinese University of Hong Kong, 18″ x 24″ starting bid C$200 Sold at C$550
Lion Rock, 24″ x 30″ starting bid C$300 Sold at C$2380

Auction of the paintings will start on Wednesday Dec 30, 2020 at 12:00 pm and end on Jan 13, 2021 at 12:00 pm. To place a bid, please visit the web store https://CanHKer.ca. Bidding will be open to everyone in the Greater Toronto Area as well as outside the region. The store will ship the paintings to destinations world-wide upon request.

The web store https://CanHKer.ca is operated by a few dedicated volunteers. They are offering this trading platform for free to those who are fundraising for the benefit of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement.

The auction has collected $4180 in total. After Ricker retaining 10% to cover material costs, $3762 was donated into the Fund. TADC is grateful to see the generous support from the 5 winners, all those who had bid on the items and the CanHKer.ca web store providing the platform to carry out the auction. Needless to say, this is impossible without Ricker.

In addition to these 5 paintings and the portrait of Agnes Chow, Ricker has privately sold a few of his paintings to others. Similarly, 90% of sale price was donated to the Fund. He also sold reprints of his paintings and his piano music pieces privately, donating net proceeds after costs to the fund also. TADC express our utmost thanks to Ricker’s dedication.

Fundraising Items

Many thanks to the web store CanHKer.ca providing an online-order platform. All items are fundraising for organizations who support Hong Kongers involved in the pro-democratic movement. The following items will benefit the TADC Humanitarian Fund.