Current classification: OVERSEAS EXILE / WANTED — NOT IMPRISONED
Last verified: September 14, 2026.
Verified profile
Cheung joined Hong Kong pro-democracy activism as a teenager, left Hong Kong in 2020 and continued advocacy in the United Kingdom. Hong Kong authorities issued an arrest warrant and HK$1 million bounty in December 2024. Current public evidence places her in the UK; a warrant or bounty is not physical imprisonment.
Evidence and provenance
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.