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UK condemns Hong Kong cash offer for help in arresting activists
Source: BBC
The UK has condemned the latest cash offer from Hong Kong authorities for people who help in the arrest of pro-democracy activists living in Britain.
In a joint statement, Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper described the move as "another example of transnational repression".
People are being offered between $25,000 (HK$200,000) and $125,000 for information leading to the arrest of 19 individuals, all of whom are pro-democracy activists living abroad.
China has denounced as "interference" criticism over this type of appeal, which it has made three times previously.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx069we39xo