HONG KONG, July 4 (Reuters) - Hong Kong chief executive John Lee said on Tuesday eight overseas-based Hong Kong activists who were issued with arrest warrants for alleged national security offences, would be "pursued for life".
Hong Kong police issued arrest warrants for the eight overseas-based activists on Monday, accusing them of national security offences, including foreign collusion and incitement to secession, and offered rewards for information leading to their arrest.
They are wanted under a national security law that Beijing imposed on Hong Kong in 2020.
Both these countries have criticised the national security law for being used to suppress Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement.
Chinese and Hong Kong authorities say the law has restored the stability necessary for preserving Hong Kong's economic success.
Persons:
John Lee, Lee, Nathan Law, Anna Kwok, Finn Lau, Dennis Kwok, Ted Hui, Kevin Yam, Mung Siu, Yuan Gong, James, Hong Kong's, Hong, James Pomfret, Donny Kwok, Muralikumar Anantharaman, Raju Gopalakrishnan
Organizations:
Hong Kong, HK, U.S . State Department, Hong, Inter, Parliamentary Alliance, Thomson
Locations:
HONG KONG, Hong Kong, Hong, United States, Britain, Australia, Beijing, China