Authorities discovered that on the night of August 31, some individuals were standing outdoors MTR Prince Edward Station holding arrangements and yelling seditious mottos. The individuals worried were thought of spreading out incorrect info and assaulting the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government with lies, in addition to smearing the Police Force, with the intent of prompting hatred versus the HKSAR Government and police.

The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force (NSD) connects fantastic value to the event, and promptly took enforcement actions in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon on September 3 and jailed 2 regional males and one regional lady, aged in between 33 and 79, for the offense of “doing an act that has a seditious intention with a seditious intention” under Section 24 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. The 3 arrestees have actually been launched on bail pending additional examinations.

After follow-up examinations, the NSD took additional enforcement actions in Kowloon and the New Territories on September 27 and 28, and jailed a regional male and 2 regional females, aged in between 46 and 65, for the very same offense. The 3 detained individuals have actually been launched on bail pending more examinations.

The NSD the other day (September 30) even more jailed a 37-year-old regional guy and a 58-year-old regional lady for the very same offense in Kowloon and the New Territories. Prior to the operation, Police acquired court search warrants to browse the homes of the jailed individuals and take appropriate exhibitions. The 2 arrestees are being apprehended for more queries, while the Police arrest operation is still continuous.

Authorities worried that the so-called “831 incident” has actually been shown without accurate basis. It is a lie controlled by individuals with ulterior intentions to spread out lies, attack the HKSAR Government and smear the Police Force, trying to accomplish their political goals by threatening public peace. The acts worried are believed of breaching “doing an act that has a seditious intention with a seditious intention”which is a severe criminal activity. Culprits will be accountable to jail time for 7 years on very first conviction.

Cops will continue to guarantee that laws are observed and strictly imposed to bring transgressors to account, so regarding avoid, reduce and enforce penalty for acts and activities threatening nationwide security.