Hong Kong Police Issue Arrest Warrants for 8 Overseas Pro-Democracy Activists, Including Canadian Man

Dennis Kwok (C) stands outside the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong on Nov. 8, 2016, after a silent march in protest of a ruling by China which effectively bars two pro-independence legislators from taking office. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images

Hong Kong police have issued arrest warrants for eight pro-democracy activists living abroad, claiming they have violated the territory’s national security law. Dennis Kwok, a former politician in Hong Kong who was born in Canada, is among them.

Hong Kong’s National Security Department (NSD) issued the arrest warrants on July 3, along with a HK$1 million dollar reward (C$170,000) for information on the eight activists.