Police summon brother of Paul Ha, ‘member’ of subversive ‘Hong Kong Parliament’
Police have summoned the brother of another activist wanted in connection with the “Hong Kong Parliament”, a group deemed subversive by authorities, to assist with an ongoing investigation, the Post has learned. A source said the 72-year-old brother of Paul Ha Hoi-chun was asked to report to the Tseung Kwan O Police Station on Thursday…
A source said the 72-year-old brother of Paul Ha Hoi-chun was asked to report to the Tseung Kwan O Police Station on Thursday morning to help with an investigation involving the Taiwan-based activist. He was expected to leave the station before noon.
Ha, 60, is among 15 activists who were each slapped with a HK$200,000 (US$25,477) bounty in July for their involvement in an overseas election organised by the so-called Hong Kong Parliament.
A source said that Ha had emigrated to Taiwan in the 1990s and briefly returned to the city in 2011.
“He returned to Hong Kong in 2011 to participate in protests against the government budget, blocking traffic on Hong Kong Island and clashing with police officers on site,” the source said.
Police earlier accused the group of attempting to subvert state power by promoting “self-determination” and formulating a “Hong Kong constitution”.
The group said the vote, planned in 2022 but postponed to May this year, saw about 15,702 votes cast to elect 15 members from 18 candidates for its first “parliament”. A “virtual swearing-in ceremony” was held on July 14.
