UK officials also say Britain has taken steps to ‘complete the severing of ties’ between the extradition systems of the country and Hong Kong.

Proposed changes to Extradition Act 2003 trigger opposition and fear that Hong Kong activists seeking refuge in Britain could be sent back to city.

The UK Home Office says the move will prevent criminals from ‘evading justice’; critics say it legitimizes oppression.

David Lammy and Yvette Cooper describe the bounties as "another example of transnational repression".

UK Foreign Secretary Lammy, Home Secretary Cooper call on China to stop targeting opposition voices living in Britain.

UK officials also say Britain has taken steps to ‘complete the severing of ties’ between the extradition systems of the country and Hong Kong.

Beijing’s foreign affairs arm in the city accuses ‘some individual politicians’ from the West of ‘smearing’ Hong Kong’s national security laws.

‘Anti-China organisations’ and foreign countries making ‘irresponsible remarks’ about Hong Kong, government says.