Hong Kong police arrest 5 for suspected contravention of national security law

2021-06-17 02:05:32 GMT2021-06-17 10:05:32(Beijing Time) Xinhua English

HONG KONG, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong police on Thursday morning arrested five directors of a company for suspected contravention of the national security law in Hong Kong.

Local media reported that the suspects were executives of Next Digital Ltd. and Apple Daily, including Cheung Kim-hung and Chow Tat-kuen.

The police said the four men and one woman aged between 47 and 63 were suspected of conspiracy to commit collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security. They remained under custody. Enditem

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