Hong Kong tells NSA leaker Edward Snowden he’d be wise to leave

…Snowden reportedly checked out of a downtown Hong Kong hotel on Monday. His subsequent whereabouts were not immediately known, but a top-ranking official in Hong Kong law enforcement suggested in a statement that Snowden would be wise to leave the city.

Hong Kong is “obliged to comply with the terms of agreements” with the U.S. government, including extraditing fugitives, said Regina Ip, a pro-Beijing lawmaker who was once the city’s top security official.

“It’s actually in his best interest to leave Hong Kong,” Ip said. “Hong Kong is definitely not a safe harbour for him.”