HK organiser of illegal gathering about HK protests repatriated; S'porean warned for facilitating it

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Singapore - The Hong Kong restaurant owner who organised an illegal public gathering last month here to discuss the ongoing Hong Kong protests has been given a stern warning by the police, and was repatriated.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - The Hong Kong restaurant owner who organised an illegal public gathering last month here to discuss the ongoing Hong Kong protests has been given a stern warning by the police, and was repatriated.

The gathering - which ST understands lasted about 30 minutes - was attended by mostly Hong Kongers living here who were asked to share their views on the protests. ST understands that Mr Yeung and Mr Chan met a Chinese embassy official on Tuesday morning . The embassy did not respond to queries from ST.

On Wednesday morning, Mr Chan and Mr Yeung had their passports returned. After that, Mr Yeung left for Hong Kong.

 

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