Hong Kong convicts father of wanted activist over handling of funds

Authorities in the Chinese finance hub have vowed to pursue overseas "fugitives" accused of endangering national security and have issued bounties on 34 people so far, moves decried by some Western countries as transnational repression. Hong Kong placed a HK$1 million ($128,000) bounty on overseas pro-democracy advocate Anna Kwok in 2023, and later made it a crime for anyone to deal with an absconder's funds or other financial assets. Her father Kwok Yin-sang, 69, was found guilty on Wednesday...