Elmer Yuen's daughter and son taken away for investigation by national security police

Hong Kong national security police have taken away the eldest daughter and son of self-exiled activist Elmer Yuen Gong-yi for questioning this morning, according to sources.

Mimi Yuen Mi-wahng arrived in Hong Kong from the United States early this morning and was later taken away by the officers at around 10.00 am. 

Officers also searched the home of Derek Yuen Mi-chang, Elmer Yuen's son, and his lawmaker wife Eunice Yung Hoi-yan, before taking them to Western Police Station to help with the investigation. 

It was learned that no arrest had been made.

"For questions (they asked that) I do not know -- such as some inside stories, his current whereabouts, his residential address and phone number -- I plainly said I don't know," Yung said, reiterating her support for the investigation.

"I believe the police are determined to look for strong evidence from family members of the eight fugitives and to locate the eight people," she told reporters.

The pro-Beijing legislator said being brought in on Monday "has not yet affected my relationship with Derek Yuen".

Yung openly severed her ties with Elmer Yuen last year by making declarations disavowing him in newspapers.

Derek Yuen said last week that he has had a "short chat" with his father in the United States before Elmer Yuen was named a wanted national security suspect, but they did not talk about politics.

He added that he had cut financial ties with his father.

Elmer Yuen, aged 74, was among the eight activists, each with a HK$1 million bounty put on them, and accused of subversion and collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security.

National security police took multiple actions to lead away some of the eight activists' families for investigation within this month, including family members of Dennis Kwok Wing-hang, Mung Siu-tat, and Nathan Law Kwun-chung.

Hong Kong's leader John Lee Ka-chiu said during his visit to Singapore on Monday that the national security police would "meticulously follow up on every possible lead" to investigate the wanted activists and "the forces behind them".

"It's possible that our actual rivals are some with great powers, and even some backed by state powers, so we must investigate like spinning silk from cocoons," he said.

(Staff reporter and AFP)