Protesters check out if they are Hong Kong's most wanted
More than 20 people went to the police headquarters in Wan Chai yesterday to find out if they were on the wanted list, after an Occupy Central movement volunteer was arrested for her role in a demonstration two years ago.
The police said an arrest warrant had been issued in January last year, and the actual arrest took so long because they were using a "low-profile" tactic.
Half of the 22 people are key players in the movement against national education last year, including Scholarism's Joshua Wong Chi-fung, Ivan Lam Long-yin, Lily Wong Lee-lee, retired teacher James Hon Lin-shan, activist Bobo Yip Po-lam and core Occupy Central organiser Shiu Ka-chun.
They said they were worried they might be on the wanted list because no letter of no objection had been issued to the movement at the government headquarters in Admiralty.
Hon and Shiu said after reporting to the police that their ID numbers were recorded, and they were told their details would be handed to another department. Shiu said the officer could not name the department, but said if he was on the list, the police would take action. "If the police are going to arrest us, they should do it in an open and clear manner," Shiu said.
