Hong Kong police take away US-based activist Frances Hui’s parents for questioning
Officers escorted activist’s mother and father to two police stations in Sha Tin on Thursday, source says
Hong Kong national security police took away the parents of wanted US-based activist Frances Hui Wing-ting for questioning on Thursday, the Post learned, after Washington imposed a new round of sanctions on local officials for what it called “transnational repression”.
A source said that Hui’s mother and father were escorted to two police stations in Sha Tin. They left the stations in the afternoon.
Hui, who left the city in 2020 and is now based in the United States, is among 19 activists with HK$1 million (US$128,860) bounties on their heads for allegedly violating the Beijing-imposed national security law in Hong Kong.
She is wanted on suspicion of colluding with a foreign country to endanger national security. Police have accused her of repeatedly calling on foreign countries to impose sanctions, blockades and other actions against China.
Hui was among seven wanted activists whose passports were cancelled by authorities last December.
In 2022, Hui was granted political asylum in the US. She now serves as a policy and advocacy coordinator at the Washington-based Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, which is considered “anti-China” by city authorities.