HK to cancel passports of pro-democracy activists abroad, offers HK$1m bounty

HK to cancel passports of pro-democracy activists abroad, offers HK$1m bounty
HK to cancel passports of pro-democracy activists abroad, offers HK$1m bounty

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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Hong Kong police are looking to arrest six activists based overseas who are accused of committing national security crimes. — AFP pic

HONG KONG, Dec 24 — Hong Kong police announced bounties on Tuesday of HK$1 million (around US$130,000) for information leading to the arrest of six democracy advocates based overseas and accused of national security crimes.

Authorities also said they would cancel the passports of seven others for whom bounties had already been issued, including ex-lawmakers Ted Hui and Dennis Kwok, local media said.

Political dissent in Hong Kong has been quashed since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law in 2020 after huge, sometimes violent pro-democracy protests the year before.

Many opposition figures fled abroad, while others have been arrested and sentenced to years in jail.

Tuesday’s announcement is the third time authorities have offered rewards of HK$1 million for help capturing those alleged to have violated the city’s national security laws.

The two previous rounds of bounties in July and December last year were met with intense criticism from Western countries, with Hong Kong and China in turn railing against “interference” from foreign countries.

The bounties are seen as largely symbolic given that they affect people living abroad in nations unlikely to extradite political activists to Hong Kong or China.

Five of the six people targeted on Tuesday are accused of inciting secession and collusion with a foreign country or external forces.

They range from 29-year-old Carmen Lau, a former district councillor now living in Britain, to former pollster Chung Kim-wah.

Victor Ho Leung-mau, a 69-year-old YouTuber who is now based in Canada, is charged with subversion.

“I just learned that I am now a wanted Hong Konger,” Lau wrote on social media platform X.

“In 2019, (I) was not afraid of tear gas and bullets, and now I do not and will not back down only because of an arrest warrant and a bounty.”

Hong Kong has previously cancelled the passports of other pro-democracy activists on its wanted list under its second national security law enacted in March.

China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday it supported Hong Kong “performing its duties in accordance with the law”.

“Hong Kong is a society governed by the rule of law and no one has extrajudicial privileges,” spokeswoman Mao Ning said.

Human Rights Watch, an NGO, in turn called the bounties “a cowardly act of intimidation”.

“We call on the UK and Canadian governments to act immediately to push back against the Hong Kong government’s attempts to threaten HongKongers living in their countries,” associate China director Maya Wang said in a statement. — AFP

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