Xu Zhifeng, a former legislator who is overseas and is now wanted by the police, wrote an article on social networking sites, claiming that he had recently successfully withdrawn cash from his mother's Bank of China savings account in Hong Kong from a Bank of China ATM in Australia.
He quipped that whether Bank of China assisted him in moving his property out of Hong Kong was suspected of violating a ban under the National Security Law.
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Corporate Communications Office said in response to enquiries that it does not comment on individual cases, and the bank complies with all relevant laws and regulations.
Ridicule Bank of China for helping transfer assets
Xu Zhifeng pointed out that the Hong Kong police had earlier invoked the National Security Law to apply to the court for an asset restraint order to prohibit him, his wife and mother from handling, removing or selling any assets in Hong Kong.
The restraining order was issued by the High Court on April 6 this year and came into effect.
However, Xu Zhifeng claimed that on April 21, they successfully withdrawn 120 Australian dollars (about 720 Hong Kong dollars) from Xu's mother's Bank of China savings account in Hong Kong through the overseas ATM withdrawal function in an ATM of a Bank of China in Australia. .
Xu Zhifeng said that the Department of Justice promised the court in writing that it would issue copies of the restraining orders to all the banks involved in the accounts and notify the banks that the restraining orders would take effect.
The restraining order also stipulates that any person who allows or assists in the breach of the restraining order while being notified of the restraining order can be fined, imprisoned and confiscation of property, challenging the loopholes in the enforcement of the restraining order.
"Hong Kong 01" is making enquiries with the Department of Justice and the police.
Xu Zhifeng received a property restraining order, banned from handling property in Hong Kong, questioned documents, failed to hand over agent, allegedly provided false foreign visit itinerary, left Hong Kong, Xu Zhifeng charged with contempt of court, adjourned the ruling
