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Steve Li Kwai-Wah

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Steve Li Kwai-Wah

Steve Li Kwai-Wah (李桂華) is a senior superintendent in the Hong Kong Police Force.[1]

Arrests[edit]

In September 2020, Li announced the arrest of a university student and his mother, who were arrested in suspicion of selling weapons over the internet.[2] Li said that the police had also discovered that the pair "had a large amount of digital illustrations calling for independence and spreading hatred."[2] SCMP reported that the illustrations allegedly contained phrases such as "resist communism."[2]

In December 2020, Li announced the arrest of 8 men in connection with a peaceful demonstration at CUHK.[3] Li said that "There were some criminal damage cases around, inside the campus. Mainly have some pro-Hong Kong Independence wording painted on some premises inside."[3] Additionally, Li said that "Throughout the one-hour procession inside the campus, some of them were shouting slogans that were pro-Hong Kong independence and displaying banners that also involved pro-Hong Kong independence - that's the reason we made the arrests."[4]

In January 2021, Li announced the arrest of 53 pro-democracy figures.[5][6] Li said at a press conference that the figures were trying to organize strategic voting in the Legislative Council, which intended to "handicap" the government and amounted to subversion.[5][7]

On 17 June 2021, after the raid of Apple Daily, Li said that the newspaper had written articles that called on foreign governments to impose sanctions on the Hong Kong or mainland Chinese governments,[8] which he said would constitute a suspected breach of the national security law.[9]

In July 2021, Li, at a press conference, announced the arrest of five people over cartoon books which featured sheep, which were accused of promoting antigovernmental ideas.[10]

Sanctions[edit]

On 9 November 2020, Li was sanctioned by the United States under Executive Order 13936 for his role in implementing and enforcing the National Security Law.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

On 17 March 2021, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken submitted an updated report to the Hong Kong Autonomy Act, and again named Li as one of the 24 people "whose actions have reduced Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy."[19][20][21][22]

References[edit]

  1. AFP (2020-11-10). "US hits four more officials over Hong Kong freedoms". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Pair held for weapons suspected of inciting secession, National Day rally banned". South China Morning Post. 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Hong Kong police confirm 8 arrested for unlawful assembly and 'inciting secession' during peaceful CUHK campus demo". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  4. "Hong Kong Police Security Unit Arrests Eight Over Campus Protest". Bloomberg.com. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Hong Kong police say 53 were arrested for trying to use strategic voting to win election, veto budget & shut down gov't". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  6. News, A. B. C. "Hong Kong police arrest over 50 opposition figures, including American lawyer, in national security crackdown". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  7. "Dozens of Hong Kong democracy figures arrested over security law". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  8. Kong, Dimsumdaily Hong (2021-06-17). "Police to ask Apple Daily to remove articles calling for foreign sanctions against HK and China, sources". Dimsum Daily. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  9. "Apple Daily articles called for sanctions: police - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  10. "Seditious sheep books don't show reality: police - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  11. "Designations of Four PRC and HK Officials Threatening the Peace, Security, and Autonomy of HK". U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong & Macau. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  12. "Syria Designations; Syria-related Designations; Hong Kong-related Designations | U.S. Department of the Treasury". home.treasury.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  13. "US sanctions 4 Chinese nationals for implementing security law, dismantling HK autonomy". in.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  14. "US issues more China sanctions over Hong Kong crackdown". South China Morning Post. 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  15. "US imposes more sanctions over China's Hong Kong crackdown". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  16. "Latest U.S. Sanctions Show Trump Isn't Finished Hitting China". Bloomberg.com. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  17. Brunnstrom, Humeyra Pamuk, David (2020-11-10). "U.S. imposes sanctions on four Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  18. World, Republic. "US sanctions 4 Chinese nationals for undermining Hong Kong's autonomy". Republic World. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  19. "US imposes new sanctions against 14 officials over Hong Kong electoral overhaul". South China Morning Post. 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  20. "Hong Kong Autonomy Act Update". U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong & Macau. 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  21. "Update to Report on Identification of Foreign Persons Involved in the Erosion of the Obligations of China Under the Joint Declaration or the Basic Law". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  22. "US expands list of officials 'stifling HK freedoms' - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 2021-03-17.



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