Hong Kong singer Tommy Yuen, earlier jailed for sedition and money laundering offences, reveals he is now living in UK
- Yuen said in Facebook post he made decision to leave city after being contacted by national security police on a weekly basis
- Former member of defunct Cantopop boy band E-kids said he bought a round-trip ticket to France as he feared he would be prevented from leaving Hong Kong
A Hong Kong singer earlier jailed for 26 months for insulting police and officials on social media and fabricating a fundraising story about a teenager facing a riot trial has revealed he is living in the UK and will not return.
Tommy Yuen Man-on, a former member of defunct Cantopop boy band E-kids, said in a Facebook post that he made the decision to leave the city after being contacted by national security police on a weekly basis following his early release from jail in September, causing him fear and distress.
“They contacted me through phone calls and WhatsApp every week to inquire about how I was doing and also made plans to meet up. They even sent a seven-seater car to pick me up [for meetings],” he said, adding that the interactions made him fear he would be sent back to prison.
“It is unbearable for both me and my family to endure such torment again.”
He said he received a phone call from national security police to ask about his travel plans two days before his departure.