UK condemns Hong Kong cash offer for help in arresting activists
By: | Published: 2025-07-26 03:44:00 | Source: www.bbc.com
The UK has condemned the latest cash offer from Hong Kong authorities for people who help in the arrest of pro-democracy activists living in Britain.
In a joint statement, Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper described the move as “another example of transnational repression”.
People are being offered between $25,000 (HK$200,000) and $125,000 for information leading to the arrest of 19 individuals, all of whom are pro-democracy activists living abroad.
China has denounced as “interference” criticism over this type of appeal, which it has made three times previously.
The 19 people are accused of violating Beijing’s national security law imposed in 2020 in response to the 2019 anti-government protests that rocked the city for months.
The amounts on offer vary…
