Hong Kong journalist arrested on sedition charge

Authorities detain media founder over Prince Edward station clash video, as press freedom groups voice concern.

Police officers patrol outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building in Hong Kong [File: May James/EPA]

Hong Kong police have arrested an independent journalist on suspicion of incitement by spreading disinformation, local media report.

Tang Ho-wing, founder of the online Boom News, was arrested on Wednesday morning, according to Hong Kong news outlet Sing Tao. The publication displayed a photo of the alleged moment of arrest.

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Boom News covered an incident on August 31 commemorating the seventh anniversary of the Prince Edward station clash between antigovernment protesters and police, where protesters claimed some were killed.

The outlet, which has more than 66,000 followers on Instagram, posted a video featuring a woman’s account of the 2019 events.

Authorities denied the allegations, and police said on Wednesday that rumours of deaths during the clash were baseless.

Hong Kong journalists face mounting restrictions under sweeping political changes triggered by Beijing’s 2020 national security law and reinforced by a local 2024 statute.

The chilling effect on the press became starkly visible in February, when Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Several of Lai’s former staff members received sentences ranging from nearly seven to 10 years.

Police said on Wednesday they arrested two people on suspicion of committing seditious acts under the 2024 national security law. Authorities did not name the suspects, but the South China Morning Post identified the second arrested as activist Lee Ying-chi.

According to authorities, the arrests stemmed from an August 31 gathering outside a subway station, where people carried flowers, chanted banned slogans, and allegedly spread disinformation intended to incite hatred against the government and police.

Six others previously arrested in connection with the same offence were later released on bail.

当局拘留了一名媒体创始人，原因是其发布了在太子站发生的冲突视频，新闻自由团体对此表示担忧。

香港警察在西九龙法院大楼外巡逻 [图片：May James/EPA]

据当地媒体报道，香港警方逮捕了一名独立记者，怀疑其散布虚假信息煽动叛乱。

据香港《星岛日报》报道，网络新闻网站Boom News的创始人邓浩荣于周三上午被捕。该报刊登了一张据称是邓浩荣被捕时的照片。

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Boom News 报道了 8 月 31 日发生的一起事件，该事件是为了纪念太子站反政府示威者与警方冲突七周年，示威者声称有人在冲突中丧生。

该媒体在 Instagram 上拥有超过 66,000 名粉丝，发布了一段视频，其中一位女性讲述了 2019 年发生的事件。

当局否认了这些指控，警方周三表示，有关冲突中有人死亡的传言毫无根据。

香港记者正面临日益严峻的限制，这是由北京 2020 年颁布的国安法引发的全面政治变革，并由 2024 年香港地方法规加以强化的结果。

今年2月，《苹果日报》创办人黎智英被判处20年监禁，新闻自由受到的寒蝉效应显露无疑。黎智英的多名前员工也分别被判处7至10年不等的刑期。

警方周三表示，他们逮捕了两名涉嫌违反2024年国安法煽动叛乱的人员。当局没有公布嫌疑人的姓名，但《南华早报》确认第二名被捕者是活动人士李英琪。

据当局称，此次逮捕行动源于 8 月 31 日在地铁站外的一次集会，当时人们手持鲜花，高喊被禁口号，并涉嫌散布旨在煽动对政府和警察仇恨的虚假信息。

此前因同一罪行被捕的另外六人后来获得保释。