Father of US-based pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok becomes first to be convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law

Father of U.S.-based Hong Kong activist convicted under national security law

The father of a U.S.-based activist wanted by Hong Kong authorities was convicted of attempting to deal with an absconder’s financial assets on Wednesday, in the first court case of its kind brought under a homegrown national security law.Kwok Yin-sang’s daughter Anna is the executive director of the Washington-based Hong Kong Democracy Council. Authorities in 2023 offered 1 million Hong Kong dollars (about $127,900) for information leading to h…

Hong Kong: Conviction of Activist’s Father a Grim Milestone

Click to expand Image Anna Kwok, a Hong Kong activist exiled in the US, in Washington, DC, July 10, 2023. ( © 2024 Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters (New York) – A Hong Kong court’s conviction of the father of a prominent US‑based democracy activist on February 11, 2026, reflects the Chinese government’s escalation of its campaign of transnational repression, Human Rights Watch said today.The West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court convicted Kwok Yin-sang, 68, o…

Hong Kong Convicts Father of US-Based Activist Under National Security Law

A Hong Kong court on Feb. 11 convicted the father of a U.S.-based human rights dissident for attempting to handle funds linked to his daughter, sparking international criticism for penalizing family members of pro-democracy advocates living abroad. Kwok Yin-sang, 69, was found guilty of “attempting to deal with, directly or indirectly, any funds or other financial assets or economic resources” under Hong Kong’s Safeguarding National Security Ord…

Father of Hong Kong activist guilty of 'national security' violations

The father of a Hong Kong dissident under the protection of the United States is facing prison after being convicted new "national security" measures.

Hong Kong activist's father convicted under national security law over insurance policy

HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court convicted the father of a wanted activist on Wednesday (Feb 11) for handling money belonging to his daughter overseas, the first such verdict issued under the city's national security law.Authorities in the Chinese finance hub have vowed to pursue overseas "fugitives" accused of e

Hong Kong fugitive’s father guilty of trying to cash out her insurance policy

Kwok Yin-sang tried to deal with financial assets of US-based Anna Kwok, despite knowing daughter is wanted activist with HK$1 million bounty.