Hong Kong police issue arrest warrants for eight overseas activists

The photos of eight activists who have been issued arrest warrants being displayed during a press conference in Hong Kong on Monday, July 3, 2023. - Reuters

HONG KONG, July 3 (Reuters): Hong Kong police on Monday accused eight overseas-based activists of serious national security offences including foreign collusion and incitement to secession and offered rewards for information leading to any arrest.

The accused are activists Nathan Law, Anna Kwok and Finn Lau, former lawmakers Dennis Kwok and Ted Hui, lawyer and legal scholar Kevin Yam, unionist Mung Siu-tat, and online commentator Yuan Gong-yi, police told a press conference.