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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Amy Hawkins

Hong Kong police arrest six people under new security law

Chow Hang-tung is the former vice chairperson of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China.
Chow Hang-tung is the former vice chairperson of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China. Photograph: Lam Yik/Reuters

Hong Kong police have arrested six people, marking the first time that the city’s new national security law, known as Article 23, has been used against suspects since it was implemented in March.

The six people, aged between 37 and 65, are accused of publishing messages with seditious intent ahead of an “upcoming sensitive date”, according to a police statement.

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