Man charged under new Hong Kong security law over ‘seditious’ social media posts remanded in custody
A man has been charged under Hong Kong’s new security legislation over the publication of “seditious” statements on social media. Au Kin-wai, 58, did not apply for bail and was taken into custody after he appeared before Magistrate Don So at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Friday morning. The social media posts allegedly involved the words “Revolution is no crime, to rebel is justified,” a slogan dating back to China’s Cultural Revolution, the court heard. Au, who faces one count of “knowingly publishing publications that had a seditious intention,” was not required to enter a plea. So...