National Security Wanted Case | Chung Ting-yiu and Two Others Taken Away by National Security Police; Six Boxes of Items Seized from Polling Institute Office over Alleged Assistance to Fugitive
國安通緝｜鍾庭耀等三人被國安警帶走 搜民研辦公室檢走六箱物品 被指涉協助在逃人士
It is understood that Chung Ting-yiu, chairperson and chief executive of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, was taken away from his residence by officers from the police National Security Department this morning, the 13th, over alleged assistance to a wanted fugitive. The person concerned is reportedly Chung Kim-wah, the institute’s former deputy chief executive, who was placed on a HK$1 million wanted reward by national security police on Christmas Eve last year. A group of police officers took up positions at the institute’s office in South Horizons, Wong Chuk Hang, at about 9 a.m. this morning. Media footage showed Chung Ting-yiu being taken to South Horizons at around 10 a.m. Officers were seen stationed at two building entrances on Yip Hing Street and Yip Kan Street, but did not conduct special checks on people entering or leaving. At around 6 p.m., police took Chung Ting-yiu and two other people away and seized approximately six plastic boxes of items.
據了解，香港民研主席及行政總裁鍾庭耀今早在住所（13日）被警方國安處上門帶走，被指涉協助被通緝在逃人士；據悉相關人士為香港民研前副行政總裁鍾劍華，他於去年平安夜被國安警懸紅 100 萬通緝。一批警員今早約九時多，到民研位於黃竹坑南滙廣場的會址戒備，有傳媒拍攝到上午約 10 時，鍾庭耀被帶到南滙廣場。現場所見，警員在業勤街、業興街兩個大廈出入口戒備，惟未有特別截查出入人士。晚上六時許，警方將鍾庭耀及另外兩人帶走，及檢走約六個膠箱的物品。