Hong Kong police take away pollster as part of investigation into absconder
Security minister says Robert Chung has not been arrested and investigation is unrelated to polls
Hong Kong national security police have taken away a leading pollster to help with an investigation into whether he or his organisation aided an absconder.
Robert Chung Ting-yiu, president of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, was escorted from his home by officers from the National Security Department on Monday morning.
Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said in the afternoon Robert Chung had not been arrested and the investigation was focused on “whether he or his organisation has helped the absconder”.
“It is not about the surveys done by Dr Chung or his organisation, or the results of the polls,” Tang said.
Asked whether the decision by police to call the pollster in for questioning would harm the city’s reputation, Tang said the best way to safeguard its status was to uphold the rule of law.
