At Least Eight Arrested Over Prince Edward 8.31 Incident
Bastillepost · 2 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago5 MIN
Summary
Hong Kong police’s National Security Department arrested two more people on September 30 over the August 31 incident outside Prince Edward MTR Station, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to at least eight. The suspects are accused of acts with seditious intent under Article 24 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, after police said some people held flowers, shouted allegedly seditious slogans and conducted a live online broadcast at the scene.
Key Points
- RTHK reported that two people were arrested on the morning of September 30, and that at least eight people have now been arrested in total in connection with the case
- Police first arrested three people on September 3 on suspicion of acts with seditious intent, with RTHK saying former district councillor Fung King-man was among them
- Further operations on September 27, 28 and 30 led to the arrest of two men and three women aged 37 to 65, according to Bastille Post
- Bastille Post said those newly arrested included a member of online media outlet “Explosive Head”, Tang Ho-wing (鄧浩榮), and former League of Social Democrats member and dentist Lee Ying-chi (李盈姿)
- Both reports said the alleged offence was “doing acts with seditious intent” under Article 24 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, linked to the August 31 gathering outside Prince Edward Station.
Why It Matters
The case remains active, with Bastille Post reporting that police searched the homes of those arrested under court warrants and seized evidence, and that further arrests were not ruled out. For Hong Kong readers, the latest action shows the August 31 Prince Edward Station-related gatherings are still drawing national security scrutiny weeks after the event.