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HK police make first arrest over national security law

Police Commissioner Chris Tang Ping-keung speaks at a police press conference at the Police Headquarters in Wan Chai in Hong Kong, on August 12, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested a man for possessing a flag advocating Hong Kong independence in Causeway Bay of Hong Kong Island. This is the first arrest since the law came into effect.

The police on its official page said the man allegedly violated the newly promulgated national security law.


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