Alan Keung Ka-wai, a 34-year-old Hong Kong activist and self-styled pastor wanted for violating the National Security Law, was cut off from a Canadian memorial activity for an American right-wing political activist, Charlie Kirk, for wearing banners and clothing that were irrelevant to the event.

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and the founder of Turning Point USA, was shot during his speech at Utah Valley University on September 10. 

A memorial was held in Aberdeen Neighbourhood Park in Richmond on the evening of September 21. 

However, at the event, Keung showed up holding a banner with political slogans about "Hong Kong," prompting the event organizer, Kevin Lai, to issue a statement, saying that the behavior of Keung violated the spirit of the event and caused unnecessary misunderstanding.

Keung left Hong Kong in October 2023 and was involved in the “Hong Kong Parliament” in 2025, promoting "self-determination," which was deemed as inciting subversion of state power. He was then put on a wanted list with a reward of HK$200,000.

Lai clarified on his Facebook that he has no personal or organizational connection with Keung, and Keung was not the event organizer or volunteer and had not been invited.

He also stated that volunteers had repeatedly asked Keung to respect the event’s purpose, but he refused to comply.

Lai emphasized that the only purpose of this commemoration is to mourn Kirk and to call on everyone to reject hatred and violence and to confront differences peacefully and rationally.

“Therefore, I must publicly clarify and distance myself from it. Please do not confuse him with this commemoration or its organizers,” Lai added.

Some Hong Kongers present at the event noticed he had copied the conference's promotional picture and altered the content to use on his social media page, which could cause confusion.