NSL police hold siblings of absconded scholar

Eunice Lam

National security police took away two brothers and a sister of absconded scholar and commentator Chung Kim-wah for investigation yesterday.

It is understood that one of Chung's younger brothers was taken to Tsuen Wan police station while his younger sister and another younger brother were taken to the Central District and Castle Peak police stations, respectively. All three were released around midday.

Chung's younger sister walked out from the Central District police station at around 12.30pm, accompanied by her husband.

This came a week after national police officers brought Chung's wife and son to police stations for questioning last Tuesday.

They were released at around noon on the same day.

Last Monday, Robert Chung Ting-yiu, president and chief executive of Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, was taken from his Pok Fu Lam home by national security police. Officers subsequently took him to PORI's Wong Chuk Hang headquarters for investigation, where documents were seized.

Robert Chung is accused of aiding Chung Kim-wah, the 65-year-old outspoken commentator and former deputy chief executive of PORI, who moved to the United Kingdom in 2022.

National security police have been investigating the flow of Chung Kim-wah's funds, sources said.

Last December, Chung Kim-wah was named as one of six wanted activists by police for allegedly contravening the national security law and has a HK$1 million bounty placed on him.