HK scholar who was defence fund trustee nabbed at airport: sources

Hui Po-keung, a prominent cultural studies scholar, was on his way to take up an academic post in Europe before he was detained on Tuesday , the sources said, asking not to be named.

Hui was arrested for"collusion with foreign forces", one source said, an offence under a new security law that Beijing imposed on Hong Kong in response to huge protests three years ago.Hui was one of six trustees of the"612 Humanitarian Relief Fund" which helped arrested protesters pay for their legal and medical bills.

The fund disbanded last year after the city's national security police demanded it hand over operational details including information about its donors and beneficiaries.

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