People chanting slogans in Causeway Bay and Mong Kok are suspected of violating the HKSAR National Security Law
People chanting slogans in Causeway Bay and Mong Kok are suspected of violating the HKSAR National Security Law
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At around 8pm today (June 4), a large group of protesters gathered along Paterson Street and Kingston Street in Causeway Bay and Sai Yeung Choi Street South in Mong Kok respectively. Some of them who chanted slogans suspected of inciting or abetting others to commit acts of secession, which might constitute relevant offences under the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the National Security Law). Police had issued warnings to the crowd, categorically pointing out that they might have violated the National Security Law and the Public Order Ordinance. Police warn all protesters to stop their unlawful acts, as Police will take strict enforcement action.
Ends/Friday, June 4, 2021
Issued at HKT 21:21
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