Hong Kong protests: three arrested over July 1 storming of Legislative Council, according to reports, in police swoop of high-profile activists ahead of National Day
- TV actor and activist among those said to be arrested in early morning police operation
- All three held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit criminal damage and entering Legco’s chamber in relation to July 1 incident, reports say
Hong Kong police targeted high-profile figures of the protest movement ahead of National Day, reportedly arresting three people on Monday in connection with the storming of the city’s legislature in July.
Television and film actor Gregory Wong Chung-yiu and pro-democracy activist Ventus Lau Wing-hong were taken to police stations after officers visited their homes in an early morning swoop, according to those close to them.
Passion Times, a news site run by the localist party Civic Passion, also said one of its reporters had been arrested.
Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang, convenor of pro-independence group Hong Kong National Front, said at least 10 others were arrested on Monday.
Leung said they included two administrators of some groups on Telegram, a messaging application used by protesters.
