Hong Kong national security police have arrested three people on suspicion of acting with seditious intent over a gathering outside Prince Edward MTR station to mark the 2019 protest flashpoint there.A police force spokesman said on Saturday that two men and a woman were arrested on Thursday for allegedly shouting seditious slogans and holding white flowers outside the station on August 31.“The people concerned were suspected of spreading false information and attacking the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government with lies,” the spokesman said.
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3 arrested over allegedly seditious memorial outside Prince Edward MTR station
Hong Kong national security police arrested three individuals on Thursday on suspicion of seditious intent. The arrests occurred in connection with a gathering outside the Prince Edward MTR station on August 31, which marked a 2019 protest flashpoint.
Jess MaSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-05 · 07:42 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong national security police arrested three individuals on Thursday on suspicion of seditious intent. The arrests occurred in connection with a gathering outside the Prince Edward MTR station on August 31, which marked a 2019 protest flashpoint. According to a police spokesman, the two men and one woman allegedly shouted seditious slogans and held white flowers. The spokesman stated that the individuals were suspected of spreading false information and attacking the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government with lies.
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The people concerned were suspected of spreading false information and attacking the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government with lies.
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The individuals allegedly shouted seditious slogans and held white flowers outside the station on August 31.
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The arrests were related to a gathering outside Prince Edward MTR station to mark the 2019 protest flashpoint.
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Hong Kong national security police arrested three people on suspicion of acting with seditious intent.
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