Overview
- West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court on Feb. 11 found Kwok Yin‑sang guilty of attempting to handle funds belonging to his daughter, U.S.-based activist Anna Kwok, in the first case of its kind under Hong Kong’s homegrown Article 23 law.
- Prosecutors said he sought to withdraw about HK$88,609 by terminating an AIA insurance policy he bought for her as a child; the judge ruled that dealing with a fugitive’s assets is illegal.
- Sentencing is set for Feb. 26, with reports noting a statutory maximum of seven years for the offense but a two‑year cap at the magistrates’ court level; multiple outlets said he was remanded pending sentencing.
- Authorities previously designated Anna Kwok an “absconder,” offered a HK$1 million bounty, and canceled her Hong Kong passport, moves that bar anyone from handling her assets in the city.
- Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch condemned the conviction as a disturbing escalation and collective punishment, while the defense argued the case involved low culpability and funds originally paid by the father; her brother was also arrested and is on bail.