Hong Kong police on Monday accused eight overseas-based activists of 'serious' national security offences including foreign collusion, and offered a HK$1 million ($127,656) reward for information leading to any arrest.
Pro-democracy activist Nathan Law is interviewed by journalists outside the Final Court of Appeal after being granted bail in Hong Kong, China October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo
Those targeted include Nathan Law and Anna Kwok, former lawmakers Dennis Kwok and Ted Hui, and lawyer Kevin Yam, police told a press conference. Police told the press conference 260 people had been arrested under a China-imposed national security law since it came into effect in 2020, with 79 of them convicted for various offences including subversion and terrorism.
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