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“We arrested for ... subversions and for the organising and also the inciting secession,” said Li Kwai-wah, police superintendent at the national security department. Activists in Hong Kong scrambled to shut or rebrand social media accounts that could fall foul of the new security law before it was imposed. Police said the four were suspected of posting content that violated the legislation in July.
The law has been condemned by some Western governments, business leaders and human rights groups who say it represents the latest move by Beijing to tighten its grip over the former British colony. In a Facebook post, Initiative Independence Party said four former members of Studentlocalism, a pro-independence group that was disbanded before the new law took effect, had been arrested on suspicion of violating Articles 20 and 21 of the legislation that include inciting secession. They were denied bail.
Critics of the security legislation fear it will crush wide-ranging freedoms not seen on the mainland, including freedom of speech, that were guaranteed to Hong Kong for 50 years when it returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
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The Great China is afraid of four teens who said “HKIndependence”, which we used to be open to discuss in Hong Kong with our freedom of speech. China has turned Hong Kong into an ordinary chinese city under dictatorship.
Coward tyranny arresting young students to threaten hk ppl n all freedom fighters HongKong StandWithHongKong
Gastepo is coming to town. Its the time of white terror. These secret NationalSecurity agents can arrest whoever they want in HK without any warrants or permission.
No more freedom of speech in Hong Kong now. OneCountryTwoSystemsIsDead. The NationalSecurityLaw is a tool for CCP to suppress the opposite voices. StandWithHongKong CCP_is_terrorist
So that's it. Arrest for speaking out your thoughts.
Bubub_LoveHK 4 students detained for 'inciting secession' on social media have been denied bail and are expected to be brought to court after 48 hours. Note, the judges are appointed by CCP’s puppet CarrieLam. First blood of the NationalSecurityLaw. FightForFreedom StandwithHongKong
Bubub_LoveHK 4 students detained for 'inciting secession' on social media have been denied bail and are expected to brought to court after 48 hours. Note, the judges are appointed by CCP’s puppet CarrieLam. First blood of the NationalSecurityLaw. FightForFreedom StandwithHongKong
How can a few secondary students impose threats to the greatest CCP?
Communist party is afraid of bad words from the students. 😐😐😐😐
The kids were arrested because of posting their own political views on social media. It's now a crime in Hong Kong to just express one's opinions. StandWithHongKong HongKong
china they want made people scared close their mouth, first 721 they use mass thug attack MTR station, then 831 use police rush into the train attack citizens, now they use the law suppress opinion difference SOSHK StandWithHongKong
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hongkongpolice work like a dodge...
HKIndependence China is so vulnerable that 4 kids can destroy it. What a joke
You can never find a more vulnerable country other than China. CCP_is_terrorist SOSHK FreeHongKong HKIndependence
All this just means that CCPChina's violent suppression has never stopped or weakened. Their plan is to completely silence HK, 'create' a scene they describe as 'harmony', and then use their propaganda machine to turn the whole fact upside down. SOSHK China_is_terrorist
Insane government! Please pay attention and give more support to the child. 2020NutMonth FreedomOfSpeech
Arresting 4 students who are only aged 16-21? Most HK ppl do not even acknowledge such a FB page exist.
No matter how young they are, the Gov considers them as criminals.
This is a blatant attempt to.silence all dissenting voices in HongKong. Given the extraterrestrial effect of NSL , CCPChina may even go further and try 'enforcing' the law by sending SecretPolice to kidnap foreign nationals or even politicians back to China .
How come underaged students can be a security threat to a government by commenting on social media platforms? How ridiculous.
Police terrorists authorized by CCP thugs Arrest brave HongKongers whenever they want
That was unlawful!
What really challenge the national security aren't the free thought or reasonable criticism towards government. If a regime is so afraid of a FB or IG post from a 16 y.o. adolescent, this regime isn't gonna last long. NationalSecurityLaw StandWithHongKong
The NationalSecurityLaw is givingCCP so much power over HongKong They already set up a bureau here to enforce the law. Arrested activist could have their DNA samples collected. Oppressions of CCP in HongKong and other places like Tibet and Uyghur have to be addressed asap
Four teenagers have the ability to separate the country and spread hkindepenece. Is the country fragile or are the youngsters so powerful? I can’t define. StandWithHongKong
It is the beginning of Gestapo. That’s really ridiculous. Those students are young but the dictatorship can not accept the voice from opposite side. Please sanction the gov officials as soon as possible. HongKongNeedsHelp StandWithHongKong
If democratic countries failed to form united solidarity, soon these Hong Kong Gestapo would break into local / foreign countries despite of valid justification. For the sake of Hong Kong and foreign countries, we should fight against CCP_is_terrorist
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ronniechoichoi FREE HONG KONG!
Hong Kong is no longer a city under its own rule. Expect more human rights violations to occur.
4 kids… against a 1.4b population, 2nd largest economy… right still 2nd after all the benefits taken, advantages granted, efforts stole, and under table handshakes… forefront in abusing free wills. shame
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Four teens can put a country in danger? Kidding me?
They aren't even allowed to buy a beer in US and yet they are charged with toppling the regime. How fragile is the 2nd largest economic body. HKIndependence
4 teenagers are capable to overthrow a nation? How vulnerable that country is?
Great news! Keep them behind the bars for at least 1 year.
Commit crimes go to jail. Disagree all you want but that’s how it is
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