Hong Kong’s national security cops have picked up a 68-year-old local guy for allegedly stirring up abstention and blank votes online ahead of the Legislative Council election. He faces charges of “seditious intent” and “electoral corruption,” and right now, he’s cooling his heels in detention while the investigation rolls on.
Insiders say police traced a steady stream of thinly veiled posts on this man’s social media—nudging folks to skip voting or spoil their ballots. Since July last year, he’s fired off around 160 posts, police say. The themes were trashing Hong Kong’s election system, hyping up resistance, egging people on to topple the government, and, yes, inviting foreign interference. We’re not talking about just one rogue, either.
Turns out, this is just a slice of the larger crackdown. By today, Hong Kong police say they’ve unraveled 14 criminal cases connected to the election—vandalism, theft, you name it—netting 18 arrests. Eight of those cases are being prosecuted.
The ghosts of elections past haunt this story. Remember the last Legislative Council race? Ted Hui Chi-fung made waves urging blank votes. Soon after, So Chun-fung, ex-president of CUHK’s student union, and three others got busted and convicted by the city’s clean-government watchdog ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption) for “corrupt conduct and illegal acts” after sharing Hui’s call. Last Friday, the ICAC swooped again, nabbing another trio—this time for echoing posts by national security fugitives abroad, who are still yelling for boycotts from the safety of foreign shores.
Here’s where the plot thickens. A sharp-tongued commentator points out that these fugitives, basking in the West, love tossing firebombs online—sending minions to do their biddings while they themselves lounge in comfort. Their real aim? To curry favor with their foreign patrons by getting others arrested for illegal antics that damage Hong Kong and the nation.
Bottom line: these exiles only raise their value with “foreign masters” if local followers mindlessly parrot their messages. But if those followers end up busted or behind bars, the ringleaders simply shrug and look away.
Who’s Really Taking Risks?
Here’s a reality check—how many of the real diehards still in Hong Kong have actually engaged with these messages or dared to repost them? The silence says plenty. It’s the difference between talk and action, safety and risk. Meanwhile, foreign forces have a well-documented playbook: smear Hong Kong at every turn, especially its judicial system, and most recently, the Legislative Council elections. Don’t think these attacks are harmless—they’re meant to chip away at the city’s competitiveness and hit everyone right where it hurts: their livelihoods.
So here’s the call: don’t play the fool by spreading subversive content and risk falling into legal traps. More crucially, keep your eyes peeled for the ploys of these exiles and their foreign backers. When December 7 rolls around, get out and vote—don’t let the instigators win. The stakes are real, and the choice is yours.
Ariel
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Wong Chun-wah’s saga hit headlines again: On November 6, the Police National Security Department took away his mother in Mong Kok, to assist with an ongoing investigation tied to his case. She was released from the police station at around 11 am.
Here’s the evidence: Wong, age 54, stands accused under Article 22 of the Hong Kong National Security Law—subversion of state power. Documents show he played a part in organizing and joining the so-called "Hong Kong Parliament" overseas alongside Elmer Yuen Gong-yi, Ho Leung-mo, and Chin Po-fan. The National Security Department put up a HK$200,000 bounty on his head July 25 and formally listed him as a "designated absconder" by August 4.
Wong Chun-wah’s mother arrives at Mong Kok Police Station for questioning.
Wong claims he was a transport worker before skipping town December 8 last year. Police sources flag that back in 2019—the "black riots" period—Wong was deep on the front lines. Documents tie him to the so-called "renovation team," noted for illicit road blockades, shop break-ins, and petrol bomb hurling. When things heated up, he fled straight to Taiwan, dodging arrest.
Sabotage Masquerade
Early this year, Wong announced online that he was running in the sham "Hong Kong Parliament" election orchestrated by other designated absconders like Elmer Yuen. Once he claimed victory, he staged a loud "swearing-in" event—positioning himself as a faux "Hong Kong Parliament member." He made threats to "destroy the Communist Party," topple both the Central and Hong Kong Governments, and pushed for Hong Kong independence. His words and actions, captured in public posts, speak for themselves.
During this illegal stunt, Wong kept pushing for votes on social media. He spun a wild story: that he was tailed by "two mainlanders" in Taiwan and was assaulted. Let’s check the facts: Wong did not file a police report, there were no witnesses, no recordings, no medical records, and he simply "guessed" they were "mainland agents" based on clothing alone. The evidence is missing—his story falls apart on every front. Fabricating a "victim abroad" drama? It’s a cheap play for sympathy and anti-China sentiment, not an honest accounting.
Wanted: Wong Chun-wah
Pattern of Extremism
Records show Wong’s criminal history stretches back to his teen years, with assault charges on file. With time, he got more radical—taking part in 2014’s Illegal "Occupy Central and the 2016 Mong Kok Riots, repeatedly crossing legal lines and undermining the rule of law.
Instead of changing, Wong doubled down—moving from illegal street actions to outright membership in groups calling for Hong Kong independence and seeking to overthrow the state. That’s how he ended up on the wanted list, a direct result of ignoring the law and order that keeps society stable.
Police make it clear: "Committing acts with seditious intent" can land you up to 7 years behind bars—even on the first conviction. Supporting, funding, or aiding absconders similarly violates the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance and earns the same sentence. Authorities aren’t mincing words: the law will pursue those who flee, no matter how far.
Indoctrinated, Radicalized, Exposed
Experts say Wong’s extremism could be traced. Since his youth, he absorbed misguided views—joining everything from Illegal Occupy Central and the Mong Kok Riots to the 2019 anti-extradition chaos. Each step, he grew more reckless. Fleeing abroad, he went further, joining subversive outfits and fabricating persecution just to play the "spy movie hero" for a sham election. The National Security Department is clear: no matter how far absconders run, they’ll be pursued. They urge absconders to return and surrender, sparing their families further pain.
