Hong Kong restaurateur and YouTube star Alex Yeung under investigation in Singapore for hosting talk on city’s political crisis
- Founder of the Wah Kee restaurant chain has passport confiscated after accusation of organising a gathering without police permission
- But local police say, ‘He is neither arrested nor in police custody and is free to go about his activities within Singapore’
Alex Yeung Kwun-wah is the founder of the Wah Kee restaurant chain and known for his Wah Kee Positive Energy YouTube channel, which has about 150,000 subscribers. Yeung was accused in Singapore of organising a gathering without police permission.
“Yeung’s passport has been impounded while he is assisting the police with ongoing investigations,” the Singapore police said in a statement on Thursday. “He is, however, neither arrested nor in police custody and is free to go about his activities within Singapore.”
It is illegal in Singapore to participate in a public assembly without a police permit. Violations are punishable by a maximum jail term of six months and fines of as much as HK$57,600 (US$7,300).
Please don’t politicise the matter, it has nothing to do with Singapore or the Chinese government
Yeung, who also owns a Japanese investment consultancy, has become a hate figure for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp. He has expressed strong support for the Hong Kong police and alleged that young students had been paid to attend anti-government protests.
Yeung had kept a low profile in recent weeks, including a trip to Singapore for “business opportunities”.
