Hong Kong national security police have charged a man with publishing seditious material on social media, while court proceedings did not reveal details of his posts. The force’s national security department said on Friday it had charged a 52-year-old man for posting seditious material with the intent to provoke hatred towards the central Chinese authorities, the Hong Kong government and the judiciary. The defendant had attended the first hearing on Wednesday afternoon, according to the force’s...
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FRI · 2026-10-09 · 04:13 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-1009-117539
NSR-2026-1009-117539News Report·EN·National Security
Hong Kong national security police charge man over seditious social media posts
Hong Kong national security police have charged a 52-year-old man with publishing seditious material on social media. The national security department stated on Friday that the charges were for posting material with the intent to provoke hatred towards central Chinese authorities, the Hong Kong government, and the judiciary.
Fiona ChowSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-09 · 04:13 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong national security police have charged a 52-year-old man with publishing seditious material on social media. The national security department stated on Friday that the charges were for posting material with the intent to provoke hatred towards central Chinese authorities, the Hong Kong government, and the judiciary. The man attended his first court hearing on Wednesday afternoon. Details of the specific social media posts were not revealed during court proceedings.
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The defendant attended his first hearing on Wednesday afternoon.
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Court proceedings did not reveal details of the man's social media posts.
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The man was charged for posting seditious material with the intent to provoke hatred towards central Chinese authorities, the Hong Kong government, and the judiciary.
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Hong Kong national security police charged a 52-year-old man with publishing seditious material on social media.
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provoke hatred
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