Month: July 2023

The last governor of Hong Kong has pressed British judges to quit the territory’s top court after a bounty was set for the capture of exiled pro-democracy cam

Hong Kong’s leader says eight pro-democracy activists who now live in the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia will be pursued for life for alleged national security offenses.

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Anna Kwok, one of the eight dissidents named by the Hong Kong police who is now in the U.S., tells TIME that she has to be increasingly careful of the countries she could enter since the announcement.

The eight are accused of various offences under the security law, including inciting secession and colluding with foreign powers. They are now thought to be living in America, Australia and Britain.

Hong Kong’s leader says eight democracy activists living in the U.S. and elsewhere will be pursued for life for alleged national security offenses.

"British politicians have openly offered protection for fugitives," a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in London said late on Monday, condemning what it alleged was "crude interference in Hong Kong's rule of law and China's internal affairs".

Hong Kong police is offering a reward of $1 million Hong Kong dollars for information leading to the arrest of each activist.

The rewards of $128,000 for information leading to the prosecution of dissidents who have fled Hong Kong reflect stepped-up pressure to intimidate activists beyond the reach of the government.