NSD arrests three over Prince Edward station slogans
HK01 · 7 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago5 MIN
Summary
Police said the National Security Department arrested three people in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon on September 3 over an August 31 incident outside Prince Edward MTR Station. Officers alleged the suspects stood outside the station holding bouquets, shouted seditious slogans and spread false information attacking the Hong Kong SAR government and discrediting the police, and said all three were still being detained while the operation continued.
Key Points
- Police said the three suspects were two local men and one local woman, aged between 33 and 79, arrested on suspicion of committing acts with seditious intent under Article 24 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.
- According to police, officers obtained court search warrants before raiding the suspects’ homes in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon and seizing related evidence.
- Police said the alleged conduct happened on the night of August 31 outside Prince Edward MTR Station, where people were seen holding flowers and shouting slogans described as seditious.
- Police said the so-called “831 incident” had no factual basis and accused some people of using it to spread lies, attack the Hong Kong SAR government and smear the police for political ends.
- Media reports, citing sources, identified two arrestees as Chan Koon-yuk (陳冠旭) and former district councillor Fung King-man (馮競文), and said a third arrested man surnamed Tam was believed to have developmental psychological difficulties.
Why It Matters
The case shows police are continuing to apply the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance to public acts and speech tied to politically sensitive anniversaries and narratives. With police saying the arrest operation is still continuing, the investigation may widen beyond the three people already detained.