Pro-democracy activists cheer themselves up in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, before they march in protest against Beijing's enactment of a controversial national security law for the former British colony. (Kyodo)
HONG KONG - Hong Kong police said Wednesday they have made the first arrest under a new sweeping national security law that went into force late Tuesday.
The police arrested a man for allegedly holding a flag advocating the territory's independence in violation of the law, they said on Twitter, with photos purportedly showing the flag spread on the floor.
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#BREAKING: A man was arrested for holding a #HKIndependence flag in #CausewayBay, Hong Kong, violating the #NationalSecurityLaw. This is the first arrest made since the law has come into force. pic.twitter.com/C0ezm3SGDm
— Hong Kong Police Force (@hkpoliceforce) July 1, 2020
