By Kirsty Needham

SYDNEY, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Two exiled democracy activists wanted by Hong Kong say police in Australia and Britain are investigating fake, sexualised images used to target them in a campaign of harassment.

Former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui, who was granted asylum in Australia, said Australian ‍authorities were investigating a sexualised poster depicting his wife and letters with false claims about him that were sent to Australian addresses earlier this year.

Carmen Lau, who lives in Britain, says her local member of parliament, Joshua Reynolds, alerted her to fake, sexually explicit images of her that had been distributed to her neighbours.

Hui and Lau are among 34 pro-democracy campaigners for whom the Hong Kong authorities last year offered a HK$1 million ($130,000)

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