LONDON: Supporters of democratic freedoms in Hong Kong will never be silenced by a bounty placed on the heads of eight exiled activists, one of those targeted said in London on Wednesday (Jul 5).
Trade unionist Christopher Mung Siu-tat was speaking in parliament alongside Finn Lau, who demanded that the UK government take the threat seriously.
Both were named on the bounty list announced by Hong Kong’s China-backed leader John Lee, who ordered the eight to return to the former British colony or “spend their days in fear”.
But Mung, who fled to Britain in 2021, vowed to continue his work “for the rest of my life”.
China’s intention is to “extend their hands overseas” and “spread fear outside of Hong Kong”, he told reporters.
“I don’t think they will succeed. They can never eliminate the voice of the Hong Kong people.”
Lau also expressed defiance, while acknowledging that “I don’t feel safe to be in the UK because of that bounty and the threats coming from the Chinese Communist Party.”
He demanded a meeting with Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Home Secretary Suella Braverman, saying the interior minister had not responded to his previous requests.
Source: CNA
