Key facts
- Hong Kong police arrested two individuals at a bookshop.
- The arrests were made under the national security law.
- The individuals are suspected of selling seditious publications.
- They are also suspected of receiving funds from foreign political organizations.
- Leticia Wong, owner of Hunter Bookstore and a former pro-democracy district councilor, was reportedly arrested.
Hong Kong police arrested two individuals at a bookshop on Wednesday, citing suspicion of selling seditious publications and receiving funds from foreign political organizations under the city's national security law. Local media identified one of the arrested individuals as Leticia Wong, owner of Hunter Bookstore and a former pro-democracy district councilor. The government stated that the pair are suspected of displaying seditious items and selling publications that incite hatred against the city's government, judiciary, and law enforcement agencies. They are also suspected of receiving remittances from foreign political organizations, though specific publications and organizations were not named. The arrests come ahead of the 29th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China, a period marked by increasing concerns over the erosion of civil liberties.