Videos show Andrew and Tristan Tate surrounded by crowds in Hong Kong as onlookers take selfies with the influencers
Hong Kong lawmakers have said Andrew and Tristan Tate cannot be extradited to the UK or Romania – where they face prosecution – without formal requests from those governments, as the notorious influencer brothers continued their visit to the city, the South China Morning Post reported.
The MPs rejected claims that the city had become a haven for fugitives following the suspension of extradition treaties with several Western states including Britain, in 2020.
Andrew, 39, responded on social media on Monday, rejecting extradition requests. “If England doesn’t extradite me soon, I’ll have to fly there alone and I think taxpayers should pay for my plane ticket if the government wants so badly to talk to me,” he wrote.
A source close to the Tate family told the South China Morning Post that the brothers “have always wanted to visit Hong Kong” and may have business interests in the city.
The controversial influencers entered Hong Kong over the weekend, sparking heated debate online.
Andrew Tate posted a video on his X account at around 1.30am on Saturday, showing himself and his brother, Tristan, 36, in the city’s nightlife district Lan Kwai Fong, surrounded by men who greeted and took photos with the two criminal suspects.
The post was captioned: “The last superhero. Top G,” referring to a slang term popularized by Andrew Tate to describe himself as a “high-value” man. The self-proclaimed misogynist has built a massive online following, including more than 11 million followers on X.
A video posted on Sunday shows him on a luxury yacht in Victoria Harbour smoking a cigar, and another shows him apparently singing karaoke in a room surrounded by about a dozen women.
Videos and photos of the two brothers also circulated among Hong Kong followers on Threads, sparking debate between their supporters and critics who denounced the influencers over their misogynistic beliefs and the charges they face.
