Online influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who both face rape and human‑trafficking charges in Romania and the United Kingdom, were reported to have entered Hong Kong over the weekend, sparking heated discussion online.
Andrew posted a photo of himself and Tristan on a luxury boat in Victoria Harbour on X on Sunday, while other posts showed the brothers visiting the Lan Kwai Fong nightlife district and a crab restaurant in Causeway Bay.
A video he posted a day earlier showed him singing alongside a dozen Asian women as his brother looked on. Multiple clips from Lan Kwai Fong showed people crowding to take photos with two men resembling the Tates.
Some online users questioned why the city would accommodate them.
A South China Morning Post reader identified Andrew as staying at the Rosewood Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui and said a report had been filed with police. She questioned why the hotel would accept them.
She said she was also trying to contact the British consulate in the city concerning UK extradition warrants for the brothers issued in 2024.
The SCMP has contacted the force for comment. The Immigration Department declined to comment on individual cases, saying only it acts in accordance with the law in handling each one.
