Overview
- Hong Kong police have issued arrest warrants for 19 overseas-based activists linked to the “Hong Kong Parliament,” accusing them of subversion under the 2020 national security law.
- Authorities are offering HK$1 million rewards for four previously wanted activists and HK$200,000 for each of the other 15, and they have warned that aiding the group constitutes a criminal offence.
- Police said the investigation remains ongoing and they may issue further warrants and bounties against additional exiled dissidents.
- The UK Foreign Office and Australia’s Foreign Ministry issued joint statements condemning the move as a threat to international norms and Hong Kong’s autonomy.
- Targeted activists such as Elmer Yuen and Victor Ho say the crackdown has only strengthened global support for their pro-democracy advocacy.