On april 30th Hong Kong police unleashed a new weapon in their attempt to punish those who have fought for freedoms in the former British territory since 2019. The father and brother of one activist who took part in mass protests that year, Anna Kwok (who fled to America in 2020), were detained on suspicion of assisting an “absconder” by “directly or indirectly” handling her funds or assets.
The Economist
