Three Hong Kong activists, Joshua Wong Chi-fung, Andy Chan Ho-tin and Agnes Chow Ting, have been detained, the Hong Kong police confirmed Friday. Police said that Wong was arrested on suspicion of inciting others to participate in unauthorized gatherings, organizing unauthorized rallies and knowingly engaging in illegal assemblies. The 22-year-old Wong was arrested en route to a subway station at about 07:30 a.m. local time and escorted to the police headquarters in Wan Chai. Chow was arrested at her home on Friday following Wong's arrest. Police said Chow was detained on suspicion of inciting others to participate in unauthorized gatherings and knowingly engaging in unlawful assemblies. The arrest of Wong and Chow came after another Hong Kong activist, Andy Chan Ho-tin, was arrested Thursday night. Chan said on social media that he was detained at Hong Kong International Airport while trying to board a flight to Japan. Chan was the leader of Hong Kong National Party, a political group that has been announced illegal by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government. |