Current classification: OVERSEAS EXILE / WANTED — NOT IMPRISONED
Last verified: September 14, 2026.
Verified profile
Lau is a former elected Hong Kong district councillor and former Civic Party deputy secretary-general now based in the United Kingdom. She is subject to a Hong Kong national-security arrest warrant and HK$1 million bounty and remains publicly active overseas in 2026.
Evidence and provenance
- Carmen Lau public biography, accessed September 2026
- Free China: Hong Kong political-prisoner and dissident archive
Status rule
Overseas arrest warrants, bounties, passport cancellation and transnational repression are documented as persecution but are not counted as physical imprisonment. Historical imprisonment is distinguished from current custody.