1 Jul 2020

First arrest in Hong Kong under new security law

From Lately, 10:26 pm on 1 July 2020

On the 23rd anniversary of the handover from Britain to China, one person carrying a pro-independence flag has become the first person to be arrested in Hong Kong under a new security law imposed by Beijing.

Tom Grundy from the Hong Kong Free Press gives Karyn an update.

Pro-independence protestors in Hong Kong

Pro-independence protestors in Hong Kong Photo: May James - Hong Kong Free Press