Hong Kong’s brash bid to catch overseas activists chafes against its claim to be open for business
Many critics will still feel unsafe in their adopted homes even if western governments can be trusted not to turn them over
In Hong Kong, wanted suspects can fetch a high price. Information leading to the prosecution of a man accused of murder can lead to a reward of HK$300,000 (£30,200). For two men wanted in connection with an arson case that killed 17 people, the incentive goes up to HK$400,000. But the highest prize goes to those who can help capture eight overseas-based pro-democracy activists who are accused of violating Hong Kong’s national security law. For them, the bounties are HK$1m each.
For several of the accused, the warrants came as no surprise. Ted Hui, a former pro-democracy politician who is now living in Australia, was notified in February via his lawyers that a magistrate had issued a warrant for his arrest on national security charges. In 2020, Nathan Law, a former legislator who was granted asylum in the UK, was among six exiled activists who were the first to be targeted by the widely criticised national security law while overseas.
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