Boom News founder Tang Ho-wing arrested by Hong Kong national security police
Hong Kong national security police have arrested the founder of online media outlet Boom News on suspicion of “incitement by spreading disinformation”, according to a source familiar with the matter. The source said journalist Tang Ho-wing, the 37-year-old founder of Boom News, was apprehended at around 7am on Wednesday. Tang, known to internet users as “Boom head” or Bobby, was previously a…
Hong Kong national security police have arrested Boom News founder Tang Ho-wing on suspicion of spreading disinformation, according to a source familiar with the matter. Tang, who is 37 years old, was apprehended at around 7am on Wednesday. Previously a journalist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s student newspaper and the news branch of HK Golden, Tang started Boom News in 2020. The outlet primarily operates on social media platforms and currently has approximately 66,000 followers on Instagram.
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