On April 10, the Hong Kong National Security Agency took the parents of Francis Hui Wing of, a democratic advocate who lives in US exile, to the police station for questioning. The couple left the station at noon on the same day, but were not arrested.
Hui posted on social media that he has not been in contact with his parents regularly since leaving Hong Kong, saying, “I really don’t care about suffering again.” Previous records also show that Hui’s mother was questioned by police in December 2024.
Hui, who left Hong Kong in July 2020, is a member of the Hong Kong Foundation’s Freedom Committee and previously recognized political ASY.American rum.
Last December, Hui was once again listed as “abdomen” by police, indicating that his Hong Kong passport had been revoked.
In response to a request for comment by the Epoch Times on April 11, Hong Kong police said the National Security Agency had “invited” the two to the police station to help investigate the incident. Police said the investigation is still underway and no one has been arrested yet.
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She said she learned through her parents to care about the people around her and the underprivileged groups, including the elderly and the vulnerable. Gradually, she realized the injustice in society and decided to join social movements and advocacy groups.
“As I have made publicly clear in the past, participating in social movements and joining students is my own decision,” she said.
Hui said after leaving Hong Kong she didn’t expect her parents to cause trouble from afar. She emphasized that she currently doesn’t know the details of her parents’ daily lives, and that she only heard the news that they had been taken away after being questioned through a journalist’s contact information.
She questioned why authorities treat their parents. In addition to not fulfilling her best friend duties, she said she felt sad and guilty to see her trying to use her parents to put pressure on her.
Hui said in the face of fear she chose to continue her advocate rather than compromise.
“We have chosen this path, so let us proceed with sincerely and steadily, and let our glow shine in the darkness until we see light at the end of the tunnel,” she said.
Since the National Security Act came into effect in Hong Kong in 2020, the government has issued arrest warrants for at least 19 Hong Kong residents overseas.
In January, Hong Kong’s Institute of Public Opinion (Hkpori) wanted Chung Kim-Wah, a former associate professor at Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University, and Chung Kim-Wah, who was searched by the National Security Agency. Robert Chung Ting-yu, founder and CEO of Hkpori, was taken away twice alongside two other staff members for questioning.
In February, the aunt and uncle of former district councillor Carmen Lau Kaman were taken to the police station for questions. In March this year, Tony Chung Han Lam’s stepfather, who was in exile in the UK, was also taken to the police station.
