Hong Kong police detain veteran activists in raids
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police arrested 14 activists in raids on Saturday on charges of illegal assembly, in the biggest crackdown on the city's pro-democracy movement since the outbreak of mass protests last year.
Five of the 14 were also arrested for publicising unauthorised public meetings on Sep 30 and Oct 19, Lam said. Lai was arrested on similar charges in late February, along with veteran activists Lee Cheuk-yan and Yeung Sum, who were also arrested on Saturday. A spokesman for the government's Security Bureau said that regardless of background or status,"in Hong Kong, everyone is equal before the law".
The Asian financial hub returned to Beijing in 1997 under a"one country, two systems" formula that guarantees it broad freedoms not seen in mainland China, and a high degree of autonomy.
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