Father of wanted Hong Kong activist Anna Kwok granted bail under Article 23 law
domestic national security law for allegedly handling an absconder's financial assets.
The High Court on Tuesday placed merchant Kwok Yin-sang on HK$200,000 (US$25,562) bail, plus a surety of the same amount to be paid by his son.
The 68-year-old defendant must also adhere to a travel ban, report to police every day and cease all communications with his daughter Anna Kwok Fung-yee, for whose arrest police have offered
a HK$1 million reward
The elder Kwok became the first person to be charged with an offence other than
sedition under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, which was enacted in accordance with a requirement under Article 23 of the Basic Law, the city's mini-constitution.
He allegedly breached a prohibition against handling an absconder's financial assets by trying to withdraw money from a life and personal accident insurance policy with AIA International under Anna Kwok's name. The offence carries a maximum jail sentence of seven years.
He was remanded in custody on national security grounds after two briefing hearings at West Kowloon Court earlier this month.
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