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Two ministers in the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney are condemning the new arrest orders of the Hong Kong Police for 19 activists abroad and their offer of rewards for information that leads to their capture.
Officers have accused activists of violating a National Security Law imposed by Beijing.
In a joint statement on Saturday afternoon, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anita Anand, and the Minister of Public Security, Gary Anandasangaree, said that “the actions taken by Hong Kong threaten the sovereignty of Canada and the security of people in this country.”
“This attempt by the Hong Kong authorities to carry out transnational repression abroad, even threats, intimidation or coercion against Canadians or those in Canada will not be tolerated.”
On Friday, a statement by Hong King police said the group, called Hong Kong Parliament, aimed to promote self -determination and establish a “constitution of Hong Kong”, claiming that he was using illegal means to overthrow and undermine China’s fundamental system or overthrow institutions in power in the city or China.
At the request of the Police, the City Court issued arrest orders for activists Elmer Yuen, Johnny Fok, Tony Choi, Victor Ho, Keung Ka-Wai and another 14.
It is alleged that they organized or participated in an election abroad for the Parliament of Hong Kong, as well as established or becoming members of the group.
While the group calls Hong Kong Parliament, its electoral organizing committee was founded in Toronto in 2022 and its influence is limited.
Anand and Anandasangaree said that people attacked by Hong Kong authorities “include Canadians and people with close links with Canada.”
The ministers also said that Canada reiterates the previous calls to repeal the National Security Law and withdraw all related orders and rewards.
The ministers say that the rewards were amplified online
Among the 19 activists, the police have already offered 1 million dollars from Hong Kong ($ 174,580 CDN) for information that leads to the arrest of Yuen, Ho, Fok and Choi when orders of separate activities were issued.
For the remaining 15 people, rewards of 200,000 dollars from Hong Kong ($ 34,915 CDN) were offered, urging residents to provide information about the case or people.
Look l Victor Ho of BC was among the 6 named in a previous announcement: 
Victor Ho, one of Canadian activists recently attacked by Hong Kong, spoke with CBC News about why the reward for his arrest will not prevent him from continuing his work in favor of democracy.
Anand and Anandasangaree said that “marks the third time that Hong Kong issued international rewards and represents a deeply problematic escalation in the use of transnational repression by the People’s Republic of China.”
In his statement, the ministers added that Canada fast response mechanismthat supports the global impulse of Canada to counteract the misinformation sponsored by the foreign state, detected that the rewards were being amplified “in a non -authentic and coordinated way” through online accounts aimed at Chinese -speaking communities.
The Hong Kong authorities have issued other arrest orders in the last two years for several activists abroad, including former prodemocratic legislators Nathan Law and Ted Hui.
