作者：關永傑

摘要：香港人會館六週年活動引發作者反思海外香港社區的凝聚力，指出大陸民運應借鑑香港人的經驗，重視社區建設、互助合作與文化認同。

9月20日，我參加了美國香港人會館成立六週年的聚會活動。

原本只是一次普通的紀念活動，但活動結束後，我卻一直在思考一個問題：為什麼香港人在海外能夠逐漸形成這樣的社區凝聚力，而中國大陸流亡海外的民運人士，卻一直很難做到？

我之前認為大陸民運的組織能力，無法與有信仰力量和設有海外流亡政府的圖博人（藏人）相比，現在發現與香港人對比，也有一段很大的距離。

美國香港人會館成立六年來，始終沒有改變自己的宗旨：讓旅美香港人彼此連接，傳承香港文化，同時為香港人的權益、自由、民主和人權發聲。2019年反送中運動被打壓後，香港已經發生了巨大的變化。但他們沒有因為香港的抗爭運動遭到暴力鎮壓，就認為事情已經結束。

館長Bruce在活動中說得很直接：只要香港還沒有恢復自由，只要這個專制政權還在，他們就會繼續抗爭，繼續為香港的民主自由發聲。

被邀請前來參與活動的中國民主黨舊金山黨部主席方政的發言，也讓我印象很深。他說，這六年來，大陸民運人士和香港人一直走在反共、反獨裁的道路上。我們共同見證了香港自由的淪陷，也見證了流亡海外的香港人依然不屈、頑強地堅持。他說，希望這種團結能夠一直持續下去，直到有一天香港自由、中國自由，共產黨垮台。

我覺得，真正值得大陸民運思考的，並不是這些口號，而是香港人為什麼能夠形成這樣的團結。

香港海外社區的發展，已經不僅僅是政治組織。例如 Hongkonger Community Center（HKCC），從最初灣區的一個社區中心，逐漸發展成為覆蓋美國、加拿大、英國、德國等地的社區網絡。它連接新老香港移民，幫助新來的香港人適應當地生活，也提供職業、教育、保險、理財、體育和文化活動等服務。根據網上可查的資料顯示，目前已經至少在23個地點開展活動。這其實是一種非常重要的力量。

因為一個人移民到海外以後，真正需要的並不只是一個政治組織，而是一個可以認識人、找到朋友、獲得幫助、保存文化和身份認同的社區。而當這樣的社區建立起來以後，政治參與就不再只是少數人的事情。

這次六週年活動，我也看到一些平時並不公開參加政治活動的香港人。他們未必是不關心香港，也未必是不勇敢。有些人仍然有親人生活在香港。他們知道一旦身份暴露之後，留在香港的家人可能會承受不可預知的壓力。因此，他們選擇低調，甚至不露臉。

但低調並不意味著沒有行動，有人在背後提供財力資助，有人提供場地，有人幫忙組織活動，有人默默地承擔各種事務。這也是一個成熟社區的力量，不是要求每一個人都站到台前，而是讓每一個人都能夠在自己安全的範圍內參與。

反過來看大陸流亡海外的民運群體，這恰恰是我們最需要反思的地方。

許多大陸人即使離開中國多年，仍然沒有真正擺脫原有的獲取資訊的環境和改變政治認知。海外華人數量如此龐大，但大陸民運組織與普通華人之間，卻始終存在很深的隔閡。於是很多流亡民運人士只能依靠自己有限的資源，在海外不斷舉行抗議、紀念和聲援活動，卻很難把更廣泛的華人社區真正組織起來。

香港人的經驗告訴我們：民主運動不能只有政治組織，也必須有社區；不能只有口號，也必須有互助。這才是美國香港人會館六週年給我的最大感受，這也是大陸民運真正值得學習的地方。

編輯：鍾然 校對：毛一煒 翻译：戈冰

Reflections After the 6th Anniversary Event of the US Hong Kongers Club

Author: Guan Yongjie (Kwankwingkit / Eddie Kwan)

Abstract: The 6th anniversary event of the US Hong Kongers Club prompted the author to reflect on the cohesion of overseas Hong Kong communities, pointing out that the mainland Chinese pro-democracy movement should learn from the Hong Kongers’ experience by emphasizing community building, mutual assistance and cooperation, and cultural identity.

On September 20, I attended the gathering event for the 6th anniversary of the founding of the US Hong Kongers Club.

What was originally meant to be just an ordinary commemorative event ended up leaving me pondering a question continuously afterward: Why are Hong Kongers able to gradually form such community cohesion overseas, whereas Chinese mainland pro-democracy activists exiled overseas have consistently found it very difficult to do so?

I previously believed that the organizational capacity of the mainland pro-democracy movement could not compare to that of the Tibetans, who possess the power of faith and an overseas government-in-exile. Now, compared with Hong Kongers, I find that there is also a considerable distance.

Over the six years since its establishment, the US Hong Kongers Club has never altered its purpose: to connect Hong Kongers living in the US, pass down Hong Kong culture, and simultaneously speak out for Hong Kongers’ rights, interests, freedom, democracy, and human rights. After the 2019 Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement was suppressed, huge changes took place in Hong Kong. However, they did not believe that things had come to an end simply because Hong Kong’s resistance movement suffered violent crackdowns.

Bruce, the director of the center, spoke very directly during the event: as long as Hong Kong has not restored its freedom, and as long as this autocratic regime remains, they will continue to resist and continue to speak out for Hong Kong’s democracy and freedom.

The speech by Fang Zheng, Chairman of the San Francisco Branch of the China Democracy Party, who was invited to attend the event, also left a deep impression on me. He said that over these six years, mainland pro-democracy activists and Hong Kongers have always walked together on the path of opposing the Chinese Communist Party and opposing dictatorship. We have jointly witnessed the fall of Hong Kong’s freedom, and also witnessed the unyielding, tenacious perseverance of Hong Kongers exiled overseas. He said he hopes this kind of solidarity can continue all the way until one day Hong Kong is free, China is free, and the Communist Party collapses.

I feel that what is truly worth reflecting upon for the mainland pro-democracy movement is not these slogans, but rather why Hong Kongers are able to form such solidarity.

The development of the overseas Hong Kong community is no longer merely that of political organizations. For example, the Hongkonger Community Center (HKCC) has gradually grown from an initial community center in the Bay Area into a community network spanning the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and other places. It connects old and new Hong Kong immigrants, helps newly arrived Hong Kongers adapt to local life, and provides services such as career guidance, education, insurance, financial planning, sports, and cultural activities. According to publicly available online data, it currently carries out activities in at least 23 locations. This is actually a very important source of strength.

Because after a person immigrates overseas, what they truly need is not just a political organization, but a community where they can meet people, make friends, receive assistance, and preserve their culture and identity. And once such a community is established, political participation is no longer the business of just a select few.

During this 6th anniversary event, I also saw some Hong Kongers who usually do not publicly participate in political activities. It is not necessarily that they do not care about Hong Kong, nor is it that they lack courage. Some still have family members living in Hong Kong. They know that once their identities are exposed, the family members remaining in Hong Kong might face unpredictable pressure. Therefore, they choose to keep a low profile, or even refrain from showing their faces.

However, keeping a low profile does not mean taking no action; some provide financial support behind the scenes, some offer venues, some help organize events, and some silently shoulder various tasks. This is precisely the strength of a mature community: not demanding that everyone step to the forefront, but allowing everyone to participate within their own safe limits.

Looking conversely at the mainland pro-democracy groups exiled overseas, this is precisely where we need to reflect the most.

Many mainlanders, even after leaving China for many years, still have not truly broken free from their original information consumption environments or altered their political perceptions. The number of overseas Chinese is so vast, yet there has always been a deep rift between mainland pro-democracy organizations and ordinary Chinese people. As a result, many exiled pro-democracy figures can only rely on their own limited resources to continuously hold protests, commemorations, and solidarity events overseas, while finding it very difficult to truly organize the broader Chinese community.

The experience of Hong Kongers tells us: a democratic movement cannot rely solely on political organizations, it must also have a community; it cannot rely solely on slogans, it must also have mutual aid. This is the greatest takeaway the 6th anniversary of the US Hong Kongers Club gave me, and it is also what the mainland pro-democracy movement truly needs to learn.

Editor: Zhong Ran Proofreader: Mao Yiwei Translator: Ge Bing