Former Hong Kong Lawmaker Ted Hui Says His Bank Accounts Frozen

Former Hong Kong Lawmaker Ted Hui Says His Bank Accounts Frozen
Former pro-democracy lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung appears outside West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong, China Nov. 19, 2020. Lam Yik/Reuters
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HONG KONG—Former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui said on Sunday his local bank accounts appeared to have been frozen after he fled to Britain with his family to continue his pro-democracy activities.

Hui told Reuters via social media WhatsApp that bank accounts belonging to him, his wife, and his parents at Bank of China Hong Kong, HSBC, and Hang Seng Bank were frozen. He gave no further details.