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UK condemns Hong Kong’s reward offers for suspects living in Britain

Political dissent in Hong Kong has been quashed since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law in 2020 after huge, sometimes violent pro-democracy protests the year before
Political dissent in Hong Kong has been quashed since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law in 2020 after huge, sometimes violent pro-democracy protests the year before - Copyright AFP/File Peter PARKS
Political dissent in Hong Kong has been quashed since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law in 2020 after huge, sometimes violent pro-democracy protests the year before - Copyright AFP/File Peter PARKS

The UK on Friday condemned Hong Kong authorities for offering awards for assisting in the arrest of pro-democracy activists living in Britain. 

“The Hong Kong Police Force’s issuing of further arrest warrants and bounties on individuals living in the UK is another example of transnational repression,” Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said in a joint statement.

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