Police summon father of activist linked to subversive ‘Hong Kong Parliament'
A source said that police asked Alan Keung Ka-wai's father to go to Tin Shui Wai Police Station on Wednesday morning to help with the investigation into the Canada-based activist.
'[We] expect the investigation to wrap up around noon,' the insider said.
Keung is among 15 activists who were slapped with a HK$200,000 (US$25,477) bounty each last month for their involvement in an overseas election organised by the group, which was held in May.
Police have earlier accused 'Hong Kong Parliament', founded by wanted self-exiled activists Elmer Yuan Gong-yi, Victor Ho Leung-mau, Fok Ka-chi and Choi Ming-da, of aiming to subvert state power by promoting 'self-determination' and formulating a so-called 'Hong Kong constitution'.
The Canada-based activist was also the chairman of the Taiwan-based advocacy group, Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union.
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