Hong Kong arrests father, brother of top activist

Hong Kong national security police have arrested the father and brother of wanted activist Anna Kwok for allegedly dealing with her finances, local media reported on Saturday, in the first use of the city's security law to deal with an absconder's relatives.

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Kwok is the executive director of the Washington-based Hong Kong Democracy Council and one of 19 overseas activists wanted by the city's national security police.

She is accused of colluding with foreign forces and police have offered a bounty of HK$1 million ($127,656) for her arrest.

Hong Kong's national security law has been criticised by rights groups and several democratic nations for eroding freedoms and quashing dissent in the financial hub.

The United States has also strongly condemned the city’s ongoing harassment of the family members of pro-democracy activists living overseas.