Hong Kong Residents Sent to Mainland for Alleged Crimes at the Macau Border

The mainland Public Security Bureau had set up a checkpoint at the Eastern Artificial Island of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Boundary Crossing Facilities in order to stop and search Hong Kong residents suspected of committing “crimes” in the mainland. These alleged criminals were then sent back to the mainland for investigation. Such actions were deemed cross-border law enforcement which is prohibited, but the Bureau claimed that it was only a temporary security measure to ensure a smooth ceremony on the 20th Anniversary of Macau’s repatriation to China.

A few days ago, the Zhuhai Public Security Bureau revealed a Hong Kong resident, with the surname Chung, was sent to mainland China for investigation. A similar case was posted on the homepage of Beijing Global Times, in which another Hong Kong resident (surname Chan) who was wanted by the Gongbei Customs (Macau) for smuggling, was arrested at the same checkpoint just a few days earlier. The website also released a video of the arrestee “being interviewed” and giving a “confession on-screen”. The person was filmed praising the public security officers for their good manners, and claimed that he was diagnosed with cancer but had been released on bail for medical treatment.

Source: Apple Daily (Facebook)

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