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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Henry Belot

Wong calls ‘reprehensible’ letter targeting Hong Kong activist in Australia a ‘threat to national sovereignty’

Part of the threatening letter sent to to former Hong Kong legislator Ted Hui’s law firm in Adelaide, Australia, after a similar one was sent to another pro-democracy activist in Melbourne
Part of the threatening letter sent to to former Hong Kong legislator Ted Hui’s law firm in Adelaide, Australia, after a similar one was sent to another pro-democracy activist in Melbourne Photograph: Supplied

The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has described another threatening letter sent to an exiled Hong Kong dissident in Australia as “reprehensible”, a “threat to our national sovereignty” and “the safety and security of Australians”.

The anonymous letter, mailed from Hong Kong and sent to Ted Hui’s Adelaide office, offered his colleagues $203,000 for information on his whereabouts and his family. It arrived just days after China’s foreign ministry accused the Albanese government of interfering with its internal affairs.

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