Relatives of Tory Candidate and Activist Joe Tay Taken for Questioning by Hong Kong Police, Local Media Say

Joe Tay, a singer and actor who moved from Hong Kong to Canada, is seen in a file photo. He ran as a candidate for the Conservative Party in the Ontario riding of Don Valley North. Courtesy of Joe Tay

Relatives of Conservative candidate and Hong Kong democracy activist Joe Tay were reportedly taken in for questioning by Hong Kong national security police, according to local media.

The National Security Department took both Tay’s cousin and the cousin’s wife from their home in the Fo Tan area of Hong Kong to a police station on the morning of May 8 to assist with an investigation, according to government-owned Radio Television Hong Kong.