Police’s National Security Department, during an enforcement operation in Kwai Chung yesterday, arrested a 32-year-old local man and a 27-year-old local woman.

The pair are suspected of committing the offences of “doing an act with seditious intention” under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, “assisting offenders” and “possession of dangerous drugs”. They are now being detained for further enquiries.

An investigation revealed that from October 2020 to October 2025, the man was allegedly involved in repeatedly publishing posts with seditious intention on his shop's social media platform as well as funding activities endangering national security.

Acting on a court warrant, Police also searched the man’s shop in Kwai Chung. Cash and related invoices were seized.

Officers also seized a small quantity of suspected cannabis at the suspects’ residence in Kwai Chung.