Overview

• Authorities issued arrest warrants on July 25 for 19 activists who formed the self-styled legislature in Canada in 2022
• The group reported 15,702 votes in May and conducted a virtual swearing-in of its first 15 members on July 14
• Officials labeled the electoral exercise “subversive” under the 2020 security law, accusing members of seeking to overthrow state power
• Bounties vary by role, with HK$1 million offered for four founding figures and HK$200,000 for each of the other 15 participants
• Police warned that anyone aiding the exiled parliament could face criminal charges and indicated further arrests may follow