The police say they will give HK$1m to people who can help them find those accused of breaching security laws.
Hong Kong police have offered rewards of HK$1m (£103,000; $129,000) for information leading to the arrests of six pro-democracy activists living in the UK and Canada.
Among them is Tony Chung, the former leader of a pro-independence group who fled to the UK last year.
The group - which includes a former district councillor, an actor, and a YouTuber - have been lobbying for more democracy in the territory.
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Also on the wanted list is former district councillor Carmen Lau and activist Chloe Cheung. Both are based in the UK and lobby on behalf of two NGOs calling for more democracy in Hong Kong.
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Ms Lau posted on [social media] that the warrant would not stop her advocacy work. She called on the UK, US and EU governments to impose sanctions on “Hong Kong human rights perpetrators”.
She also asked the British Labour government to “seriously reconsider its strategies for tackling transnational repression targeting Hong Kongers” and to look at blocking plans for a new Chinese embassy in Tower Hill.
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