Also on the wanted list are former district councilor Carmen Lau and activist Chloe Cheng. Both are based in the UK and lobby for two non-governmental organizations calling for greater democracy in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong police have issued arrest warrants for political commentator and pollster Chung Kim Wah, who left Hong Kong for the UK in 2022, as well as two people living in Canada: former actor Joseph Tay, who co-founded the non-governmental organization HongKonger Station . , and Youtuber Victor Ho.
Mr. Ho was charged with subversion, while the other six were charged with inciting secession and conspiring with a foreign country or foreign power.
According to Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK, the arrest warrants were announced by the city’s top police chiefs on Tuesday, who accused some of the wanted activists of repeatedly asking foreign countries to impose sanctions and other measures against China and Hong Kong.
Mr Chung was first convicted in 2021 of calling for Hong Kong secession and was released last June.
On Tuesday, he wrote on Instagram that he was “honored to be the first Hong Konger to be charged twice under the National Security Act”.
Mr Chung said the news did not come as a surprise to him as he breached a supervision order after his release from prison by fleeing to the UK last year.
“I knew this day would come. “From the moment I decided to leave Hong Kong, I was fully aware that I would not be able to return for a long time,” he wrote.
