Key facts
- Police said the man, 34, was arrested in Mong Kok on Thursday morning.
- The arrest concerns suspicion of importing a publication that has a seditious intention, police said.
- The group had said customs seized dozens of books it ordered from Taiwan.
Hong Kong national security police arrested a 34-year-old man in Mong Kok on Thursday morning on suspicion of importing a publication that has a seditious intention, police said. The offence falls under the Safeguarding National Security ordinance.
The man is an operator of a local prisoner support group. Days before the arrest, the group said customs had seized dozens of books it had ordered from Taiwan.
The report did not name the man or the group, and gave no further detail on the books or on any charges.