2nd October 2025 - (Singapore) Nathan Law, the former Demosisto chairman wanted by the Hong Kong government, was refused entry to Singapore last Saturday (27th) and subsequently sent back to San Francisco, his departure point. When questioned by reporters on Tuesday (30th), Chief Executive John Lee did not directly address whether the Hong Kong government had requested Singapore's cooperation in extraditing Nathan Law back to Hong Kong.
Law had obtained a visa from Singapore approximately three weeks before his departure and was scheduled to attend a conference hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in the U.S. The foundation's itinerary on 1st October included a visit to the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, with attendance restricted to invited guests.
Having been granted refugee status in the U.K. in April 2021, Nathan Law currently holds a U.K. Refugee Travel Document and had received a visa from Singapore three weeks prior to his visit. According to the Financial Times, Law was slated to participate in a meeting organised by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a non-profit foreign policy think tank with global research centers, including the Carnegie China Center. The foundation's China Center Director Rick Waters assumed his role earlier this year and is based in Singapore.
Independent journalist Kris Cheng revealed that Law was invited to the conference, co-organised by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. The foundation was scheduled to visit the school between 2.30pm and 4pm on 1st October, with attendance limited to invited guests.
Hong Kong and Singapore have a Mutual Legal Assistance agreement. Law previously informed the Financial Times that legal advice indicated that Singapore and Hong Kong's agreements do not cover political offences. Lee, during a press briefing prior to an Executive Council meeting on Tuesday (30th), emphasised the government's commitment to pursuing individuals like Law, who are accused of endangering national security under the National Security Law, stressing that the government will rigorously enforce the law and bring fugitives to justice.