Families of Captured Hong Kong Activists Demand Their Return

A group of Hong Kong families on Saturday demanded the urgent return of their pro-democracy activist relatives detained last month.

A family member of one of twelve Hong Kong activists who were detained as they reportedly sailed to Taiwan for political asylum, wipes her eyes during a news conference, held to seek help in Hong Kong, China on Sept. 12, 2020. Tyrone Siu/Reuters

HONG KONG—A group of Hong Kong families on Saturday demanded the urgent return of their pro-democracy activist relatives detained last month by mainland Chinese authorities as they tried to flee the city by boat to Taiwan.

Relatives of six of the 12 detained activists donned masks and hats to shield their identities as they made their first public appeal for help and information on their plight, supported by several local politicians.