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Politics● ElevatedJun 26 · Jun 26, 2026, 10:57 AM

Hong Kong bookshop owners bailed after arrests on suspicion of sedition

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post

The owners of an independent Hong Kong bookshop have been released on bail two days after being arrested by national security police on suspicion of sedition and money laundering, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source familiar with the matter said the two owners of Hunter Bookstore – former district councillor for the now-disbanded Civic Party, Leticia Wong Man‑huen, 33, and a 32-year-old local man – were released from Sham Shui Po police station at about 4.45pm on Friday and must...

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