NatSec police put pressure on family members of PORI deputy director and academic Chung Kim-wah…
The wife and son of wanted former pollster Chung Kim-wah have been questioned by national security police, local media has reported, a day after Chung’s ex-colleague was also questioned and his office was searched as part of a national security investigation.
It’s not the first time the authorities have brought in exiled dissidents’ family members for questioning. Since the chances of arresting the fugitives are zero (unless they surrender themselves by returning to Hong Kong), there seems to be little law-enforcement value in approaching relatives, friends or colleagues for ‘assistance’. Then again, there is no obvious purpose in putting ‘wanted’ posters of the 19 ‘absconders’ in the airport, housing estates and elsewhere. Even if members of the public hoped to turn one in for a million bucks, how would they go about it? It’s all a performance – and not a very attractive one.
Could it be that National Security supremo PK Tang has higher ambitions and this is how he tries to impress the Emperor? There is something of a teacher’s pet behind that neat haircut.
Meanwhile their response to HKers getting lured by Chinese gangs to compounds in Myanmar is … send everyone on a jolly to Bangkok! And ignore evidence of Hong Kong companies profiting from the trade.
Priorities in order.
With so many folk glued to their mobiles, probably even when they are on the job, the likelihood of family members and colleagues knowing what someone is up to these days are negligable.
The pet dog would indeed be a more informed source of intel.
Just another example of a cruel, vindictive & petty minded state