Flag-Bearing Motorcyclist Charged With Terrorism and Secession in Hong Kong

A motorcyclist who drove through Hong Kong streets with a flag bearing a popular protest slogan before colliding with police was charged with terrorism and secession, making him the first person publicly charged under China’s new national-security law

HONG KONG—A motorcyclist who drove through Hong Kong streets during demonstrations Wednesday with a flag bearing a popular protest slogan before colliding with police officers was charged with terrorism and secession, making him the first person publicly charged under China’s new national-security law.

Police didn’t release the name of the man charged, saying only that he was 24 years old. In numerous videos on social media—including one posted on Facebook by police—the motorcyclist could be seen driving through the city to...

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