EXCLUSIVE: UK-based Hong Kong activist Finn Lau says Wise restored his bank accounts after sudden closures
A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist based in the UK has said that three of his bank accounts with financial services provider Wise have been deactivated, including one for the daily operation of diaspora media outlet Points Media. Finn Lau, an activist, said on X last Friday that Wise had closed his three accounts on the […]
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Finn Lau reported that his three bank accounts with Wise were reactivated after they were suddenly closed. Wise had closed the accounts on the pretext of 'internal policies' and agreements with banking partners. The activist's Points Media, a UK-based media outlet, had one active account used for ordinary business expenses.
Wise declined to comment on the case. UK MPs expressed concern over the closure, fearing it might be due to foreign state pressure or abuse of the system. Lau is wanted by Hong Kong police for national security allegations.
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