Hong Kong’s national security police arrest 2 over alleged seditious online posts
Man and woman held over alleged seditious posts on social media, while police also seize suspected marijuana during search at Kwai Chung home
Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested a man and a woman for allegedly publishing social media posts with seditious intent and funding activities that endanger national security.
According to an insider, officers arrested the 32-year-old man and his 27-year-old girlfriend on Monday at Kwai Chung Plaza, a shopping centre and private housing estate in the Kwai Tsing district.
The force said it had arrested the pair for committing an act with seditious intention under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, aiding offenders and possessing dangerous drugs. It remains unclear what the social media posts were about.
“Investigation revealed that the man was suspected of repeatedly publishing posts with seditious intention on the social media platform of a shop owned by him and funding activities endangering national security from October 2020 to October 2025,” a police spokesman said.
The source said the man, the owner of the eatery, was alleged to have repeatedly used the shop’s social media platform over the past several years to post seditious content.