Watch: Hong Kong holds ceremony and reception on China’s National Day

Hong Kong is celebrating the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Chief Executive John Lee and senior government officials are attending a ceremony and a National Day reception.

On a separate note, Hong Kong police have arrested two people, a 37-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman, for allegedly acting with seditious intent. According to local media, the pair are an independent journalist, Tang Ho-wing, and an activist, Lee Ying-chi. The arrests were made in connection with an incident on August 31 outside Prince Edward metro station, where several people were reportedly holding bouquets and shouting seditious slogans.

The Hong Kong Journalists Association says this is the first publicly known time a journalist has been arrested for sedition under Hong Kong’s homegrown security law, which was passed in 2024. The law was introduced following a separate law imposed by Beijing.

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