Police bring in wife, son of Hong Kong absconder Chung Kim-wah for questioning

National security police have brought in the wife and son of a Hong Kong fugitive to help with an investigation after questioning a leading pollster on whether he or his organisation aided the absconder.

A source said on Tuesday that the wife and son of Chung Kim-wah, an outspoken commentator and former deputy executive director of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, were invited to assist in the investigation in the morning.

Chung, who moved to Britain in 2022, was among six wanted overseas-based activists named by police last month for allegedly contravening the national security law.

He was accused of repeatedly advocating for the city’s independence on a social media platform between May and June last year, as well as calling for sanctions against Beijing and Hong Kong between 2020 and 2023.

According to the source, Chung’s son is expected to leave Mong Kok police station around noon, while the wife will get out of Tin Shui Wai police station around 1.30pm.

They were brought in just a day after national security police took away the institute’s president, Robert Chung Ting-yiu, and raided the organisation’s office.