BREAKING: Father of wanted Hong Kong activist found guilty of handling funds linked to ‘absconder’

2026-02-11 - 03:38

The father of Hong Kong democrat Anna Kwok has been found guilty of handling funds linked to an “absconder” – the first family member of a wanted activist to be convicted of a national security offence. West Kowloon Law Courts Building. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Kwok Yin-sang appeared at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday morning, wearing a dark green suit jacket and a respirator mask. He was accused of attempting to obtain funds from an AIA International life and personal accident insurance policy that belonged to his daughter, Anna Kwok, who lives in the US and was issued an arrest warrant in 2023 by Hong Kong’s national security police for suspected foreign collusion. See also: Man accused of attempting to handle funds belonging to ‘absconder’ met with fugitive daughter, court hears Handling an absconder’s funds is an offence under the city’s homegrown security law, also known as Article 23. Acting Principal Magistrate Cheng Lim-chi explained his analysis of the case for almost an hour and a half before announcing the guilty verdict. He said the defendant was aware that his daughter owned the rights to the policy and that he filled in forms for an agent in an attempt to handle funds under it.