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Hong Kong Arrests Two for Allegedly Selling 'Seditious' Material
Police said the suspects sold seditious books and received foreign remittances, with officers seizing items from the shop and residence.
- On Wednesday, Hong Kong police arrested two people, including former pro-democracy district councillor Leticia Wong, on suspicion of selling seditious publications under the 2024 national security law.
- Wong's Hunter Bookstore faced 92 government measures between 2022 and 2025, while pro-Beijing reports previously accused the shop of "soft resistance" for planning to sell a biography of jailed activist Jimmy Lai.
- Police allege the pair displayed seditious items and sold publications inciting hatred against the government, judiciary, and law enforcement, while allegedly laundering money in breach of the Organised and Serious Crimes Ordinance.
- Wednesday's arrests occurred one week before the 29th anniversary of the former British colony's return to Chinese rule, as the Hong Kong government maintains security laws are crucial for stability.
- Critics argue Beijing's promise to maintain Western-style civil liberties after the 1997 handover is increasingly threadbare, with the arrest viewed as the latest step to stifle dissent in the Asian financial hub.
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On Wednesday, police raided Leticia Wong's bookstore, which Yle visited in February to talk about the state of democracy in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong Arrests Booksellers Over Suspected Seditious Material
Hong Kong police have arrested two booksellers on suspicion of selling “seditious” publications, in the second known case of the city’s national security law being applied against a bookstore in three months.
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Hong Kong arrests booksellers suspected of selling 'seditious ...
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Prison sentences for banned books? Two owners of an independent bookstore were arrested. Their offense according to the authorities: "Insurgent items."
The Leticia Wong bookstore attracted police attention in 2024, when it expressed solidarity with the victims of Tiananmen's repression. More recently, it was under surveillance for "soft resistance".
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right8Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution35% Left, 34% Center
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- 35% of the sources lean Left, 34% of the sources are Center
35% Left
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C 34%
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