The city’s national security police have placed bounties of up to HK$1 million (US$127,400) on 19 overseas activists involved in a group called “Hong Kong Parliament”, which they called “subversive” and accused of violating the Beijing-imposed security law by holding an unlawful “election”.

That year, the group, mainly founded and run by self-exiled activists, formed an “electoral committee” in Canada to hold elections that it said “represents, solidifies and revives Hong Kong people’s rights of self-determination”.

In May this year, the group said 15,702 votes were cast to elect 15 members for its first “parliament” and a “virtual swearing-in ceremony” was held on July 14.

Another 10 people were accused by Hong Kong national security police of taking part in the election and swearing in as so-called parliament members, namely Chin Po-fun, Ha Hoi-chun, Hau Chung-yu, Ho Wing-yau, Keung Ka-wai, Tony Lam, Agnes Ng, Wong Chun-wah, Wong Sau-wo, and Zhang Xinyan.

The government had previously placed bounties of HK$1 million each on Yuan, Ho, Fok, and Choi. A bounty of HK$200,000 was placed on each of the remaining 15 activists listed in the latest announcement.