Britain has condemned the latest cash proposal from Hong Kong officials who help in the arrest of pro -democracy workers living in Britain.
In a joint statement, Foreign Secretary David Lami and Home Secretary Yatete Cooper described the move as “another example of transnational repression”.
For the leading information for the arrest of 19 individuals, people are being introduced between $ 25,000 (HK $ 200,000) and $ 125,000, all of which are pro -democracy activists living abroad.
China has condemned “interference” on this type of appeal, which it has created three times the first.
19 people are accused of violating the National Security Act of Beijing in 2020 in 2020 in response to the anti -government protests in 2019, which shook the city for months.
The volume on the offer varies at the base of the person. The highest proposals in the list include Choi Ming-D and Folk K-C-C-C-che, who said that Hong Kong Police said that a social media channel called “Tuesday”.
Political Nathan Law-a legalist in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong-and activists and commentator Yuan Gong-Jay also appear in the lists.
The first such awards were released in July and December 2023. He targeted the MR law – who told the BBC that his life became more dangerous after the announcement of a reward – and Simon Cheng, a former UK consulate employee Defected in a high-profile case in 2019,
The third series of awards targeted six democracy activists living in Britain and Canada, including former freedom group leader Tony Chung.
In a special visa plan launched in 2021, it was observed that according to the house office, about 150,000 Hong Kong residents moved to the UK.
Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route, which is open to a British National (Foreign) passport holders and his immediate dependents offered a fast track for UK citizenship.
The status of the British National (Overseas) was created before Hong Kong was entrusted by the UK – which used to be a British colony in 1997 – China in China.
BNO Passport is essentially a travel document that does not take the rights of citizenship with it – although you deserve some consular assistance outside Hong Kong and China.
Those who have applied for visas and secured them will be able to apply for disposal after five years and then British citizenship after 12 months.
In November last year, a Hong Kong Court sentenced dozens of pro -democracy leaders to jail for sabotage, after a controversial national security test.
In his statement in response to the latest bounty, Ms. Cooper and Mr. Lamy said: “The government will continue to stand with the people of Hong Kong, including them, who have made Britain their home.
“We take their rights, freedom and security security very seriously.”
His joint statement stated: “The UK is committed to human rights, rule of law and safety of all individuals in the UK.
“This is why we have taken more steps to eliminate the relationship between the UK and Hong Kong extradition systems by removing Hong Kong from the extradition act 2003.”
