#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](https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/anti-foreign-interference-law-come-full-force-dec-29-after-provisions-local-proxies-take-effect-2323591?cid=internal_inarticlelinks_web_05022024_tdy)
- [[Sep 2022] Maruah, Think Centre criticise draft foreign interference law, raise concern about uncertainty over their activities - TODAY](https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/maruah-think-centre-criticise-draft-foreign-interference-law-raise-concern-about)
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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