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Politics● ElevatedJun 24 · Jun 24, 2026, 5:03 PM

National security police arrest 2 people at Hong Kong bookshop

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post

Hong Kong national security police have arrested the owner and another person at an independent bookshop for alleged sedition and money laundering. Officers searched Hunter Bookstore in Sham Shui Po on Wednesday and arrested the owner, former district councillor Leticia Wong Man‑huen, and a local man. They were detained on suspicion of committing acts with seditious intent, a police source said. Wong, formerly of the now‑disbanded Civic Party, also allegedly laundered money in breach of the...

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