Dentist Lee Ying-chi, one of the first people arrested for alleged sedition under Hong Kong’s homegrown security law, was reportedly taken away by the police on the 27th anniversary of the city’s return to Chinese rule. Police did not respond to HKFP’s questions on Monday as to whether Lee was arrested, stating only that they “will take appropriate action in accordance with the law depending on the situation.” A group of men – who appeared to be plainclothes police officers – stopped Lee at Wan Chai MTR station on Monday morning, before taking her into a room next to the station control room, …
