The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force today arrested a 77-year-old man in Cheung Sha Wan on suspicion of attempting or preparing to attempt an act or acts with seditious intention, contravening sections 9 and 10 of the Crimes Ordinance.

Police emphasised that attempting or preparing to attempt an act or acts with seditious intention is a serious crime liable to two years’ imprisonment on first conviction and three years’ imprisonment on subsequent convictions.