Father of U.S.-based Hong Kong activist convicted under national security law
Written by admin on February 11, 2026
Anna Kwok speaks during an event commemorating China’s June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy movement in Washington D.C., on June 3, 2024. Didi Tang/AP
(NPR) -HONG KONG — The father of a U.S.-based activist wanted by Hong Kong authorities was convicted of attempting to deal with an absconder’s financial assets on Wednesday, in the first court case of its kind brought under a homegrown national security law.
Kwok Yin-sang’s daughter Anna is the executive director of the Washington-based Hong Kong Democracy Council. Authorities in 2023 offered 1 million Hong Kong dollars (about $127,900) for information leading to her arrest and later banned anyone from handling any funds for her — widely seen as part of a yearslong crackdown on challenges against Beijing’s rule following the massive, anti-government protests in 2019.
Kwok, 69, was arrested in April 2025 under the security law, locally known as Article 23 legislation, enacted a year before. He was accused of having attempted to obtain funds from an insurance policy under his daughter’s name. He pleaded not guilty.
Acting principal magistrate Cheng Lim-chi found him guilty on Wednesday, saying Kwok must have known his daughter was an absconder and he was attempting to handle her assets.
