Police’s National Security Department (NSD) arrested two men, aged 35 and 68, in Tseung Kwan O on April 30 on suspicion of committing crimes in contravention of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance and the Crimes Ordinance, and laid a charge against the 68-year-old man today.
The Secretary for Security exercised the powers conferred by the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance to specify seven absconded fugitives, including Kwok Fung-yee, for being suspected of having committed offences endangering national security, and to specify the measures to be applied against the relevant absconders by notices published in the Gazette on December 24, 2024.
Investigations revealed that the two arrestees assisted Kwok Fung-yee in changing the details of an insurance policy and attempted to withdraw its remaining value.
The NSD laid a charge against the 68-year-old man with one count of “attempting to deal with, directly or indirectly, any funds or other financial assets or economic resources belonging to, or owned or controlled by, a relevant absconder”.
The case was due to be mentioned at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts this afternoon, while the other arrested man was released on bail pending further investigations.
Police reminded the public that dealing with funds belonging to a relevant absconder is a serious crime and offenders are liable to seven years’ imprisonment on first conviction, and urged them not to defy the law.
