Joe Tay Dramas Vanish Online as Hong Kong Targets Pro-Democracy Activists

The 62-year-old Canadian citizen is one of six overseas pro-democracy activists with a bounty being offered for information leading to their arrests.
Joe Tay Dramas Vanish Online as Hong Kong Targets Pro-Democracy Activists
Fromer Hong Kong entertainer Joe Tay King-kei being interviewed at a rally in Toronto, Canada on Aug. 16, 2020. NTD Television
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Hong Kong’s Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) has apparently removed several dramas starring former entertainer Joe Tay King-kei from its online platforms after the city’s authorities placed a bounty on his head, accusing him of inciting secession and colluding with foreign forces.

The 62-year-old Tay is one of six overseas pro-democracy Hong Kong activists wanted on charges of “inciting secession,” “subversion of state power,” and “collusion with foreign countries or overseas forces endangering national security” under the Beijing-imposed National Security Law (NSL). The Hong Kong authorities issued arrest warrants on Dec. 24, and a bounty of HK$1 million (US$129,000) offered for information leading to their arrests.