Commentary
The revelation that Hong Kong police have placed a bounty on eight people, including two Australians, is further confirmation of the authoritarian intent of the Chinese regime since absorbing the former British colony into China.
The Hong Kong police announced a bounty of HK$1 million (US$127,627) for the arrest of eight people, including three former legislators.
The eight include Australian residents, Kevin Yam, a lawyer, and former Hong Kong MP, Ted Hui. Mr. Hui sought political asylum in Australia in 2021 and is applying for permanent residency.
Two other former MPs, Nathan Law Kwun-chung and Kwok Wing-hang, unionist Mung Siu-tat, and activists Finn Lau Cho-dik, Anna Kwok Fung-yee, and Elmer Yuen Gong-yi are also on the list….