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South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- South China Morning Post
Bottle of corrosive liquid thrown from Hong Kong public estate injures couple
Hong Kong police have launched an investigation after a bottle of corrosive liquid was thrown from a Tai Po public housing estate at a height, injuring a couple. The force received a report of the incident at 1.11pm on Saturday, in which the injured man said that he and his female companion were hurt by a corrosive liquid when they walked past Kwong Shung House of Kwong Fuk Estate in Tai Po. The liquid came from a plastic bottle hurled from above, the force added. Police said the man suffered eye injuries while the woman had her legs and arms hurt by the liquid, with both being sent to Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital in Tai Po for treatment. Scores of police officers and firefighters were seen at the scene to investigate the incident, with no arrests made so far.
The Independent
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Hong Kong police arrest 18-year-old for writing ‘seditious words' in toilet
Hong Kong police have charged an 18-year-old man with sedition and criminal damage for allegedly writing 'seditious words' in a commercial building's toilet on three occasions. Authorities said the graffiti expressed hatred or contempt toward Hong Kong's government and incited others to break the law, violating Section 24 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance – also known as Article 23 – which was passed in March last year. The unidentified man was arrested in Kowloon on Monday on suspicion of 'doing with a seditious intention an act or acts that had a seditious intention ', authorities said in a statement on Wednesday. If convicted, the man could face up to seven years in prison. Police said that 'the contents included provoking hatred, contempt or disaffection against the constitutional order and the executive, legislative or judicial authority of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), as well as inciting other person to do an act that does not comply with the law of the HKSAR, etc'. Police also warned the public against violating the law and said that 'offenders shall be liable to imprisonment for seven years on first conviction'. The statement added that 'members of the public are urged not to defy the law.' Earlier in May this year, Hong Kong authorities announced the new legislative changes to amend the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance to provide better 'clarity' and support to Beijing 's national security office. Hong Kong authorities, last year, imposed the domestic security law despite growing international criticism that it could erode freedoms in the city. Since 2024, Hong Kong's homegrown national security law has been used to prosecute individuals for acts as minor as writing pro-independence messages on bus seats or wearing T-shirts bearing protest slogans that authorities claim suggest support for separating the city from China – a red line for Beijing. Last year in September, a 27-year-old Hong Kong man, Chu Kai-pong, became the first person convicted under Article 23, after pleading guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt bearing a banned protest slogan. Arrested in June 2023, Mr Chu admitted he wore the shirt to commemorate the 2019 protests. Authorities claimed that the slogan, 'Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times', promoted secession and incited hatred and discontent against the 'fundamental system of the state established by the constitution of the People's Republic of China'.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
HK Arrests 18-Year-Old for Writing ‘Seditious Words' in Bathroom
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong police arrested an 18-year-old on suspicion he left what they called 'seditious' messages in a bathroom, adding to a recent series of national security actions that signal authorities' continued efforts to curb dissent. Trump Awards $1.26 Billion Contract to Build Biggest Immigrant Detention Center in US Why the Federal Reserve's Building Renovation Costs $2.5 Billion Salt Lake City Turns Winter Olympic Bid Into Statewide Bond Boom Milan Corruption Probe Casts Shadow Over Property Boom How San Jose's Mayor Is Working to Build an AI Capital The man is accused of being 'involved in writing seditious words in a commercial building toilet on three separate occasions,' the government said Wednesday. The content allegedly provoked hatred and disaffection against the government and incited others to defy the law. The move is the latest in a flurry of enforcement actions against perceived threats to the Chinese state in the former British colony. Hong Kong is seeking to burnish its status as a finance hub after its image took a hit from strict pandemic controls and clampdown on political freedoms. Earlier this month police arrested four men for allegedly advocating independence for the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. In June, local authorities took their first known joint operation with Beijing's security officers to investigate a case of alleged foreign collusion. Police also banned a Taiwanese video game that month for allegedly calling for armed revolution. In its Wednesday statement, the National Security Department of the police charged the man for carrying out 'with a seditious intention an act or acts that had a seditious intention,' a crime that's punishable by up to seven years of imprisonment on first conviction. The offense is defined in the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, commonly known as Article 23, which was fast-tracked into domestic law last year. It's been invoked in addition to the Beijing-imposed National Security Law of 2020, which authorities used to detain and imprison dozens of leading democracy activists. The Hong Kong government didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Elon Musk's Empire Is Creaking Under the Strain of Elon Musk Burning Man Is Burning Through Cash A Rebel Army Is Building a Rare-Earth Empire on China's Border Thailand's Changing Cannabis Rules Leave Farmers in a Tough Spot How Starbucks' CEO Plans to Tame the Rush-Hour Free-for-All ©2025 Bloomberg L.P.
South China Morning Post
11-07-2025
- South China Morning Post
81 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal use of electric bikes, scooters
Hong Kong police have arrested 81 people in a crackdown on the illegal use of electric mobility devices such as scooters and bicycles. Senior Inspector Greenson Cheung Chin-hung said on Friday that officers made the arrests in Tai Po, Sheung Shui, Tuen Mun, Castle Peak, Yuen Long, Tin Shui Wai and Lok Ma Chau between July 7 and 10. The 62 men and 19 women arrested were aged between 20 and 79. 'The arrestees were suspected of driving unregistered vehicles, driving without a valid licence, using a vehicle without third-party insurance, driving on pavements, and driving without a helmet for both the drivers and passengers,' Cheung said. The force seized 81 devices, including 73 electric bikes and eight electric scooters. Cheung said some of the arrested were using the devices to commute. The senior inspector reminded the public that anyone found guilty of driving an unregistered vehicle or an unlicensed electric vehicle could face a HK$10,000 fine and 12 months behind bars.
