On the morning on Aug. 10, the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police arrested ten individuals, including former staff of the “612 Humanitarian Relief Fund” (“612 Fund”). They were accused of conspiring to collude with foreign or overseas forces to endanger national security and inciting riots. This marks the largest-scale arrest operation by the Hong Kong police since Dong Jingwei, deputy minister of the CCP’s Ministry of State Security, was appointed as the head of the Chinese Office for Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong last month.
The Hong Kong police alleged that the ten individuals arrested on Aug. 10 were involved in a conspiracy related to the “612 Fund,” accepting donations from different overseas organizations and providing financial assistance to some organizations supporting individuals who had fled overseas or who advocated sanctions against Hong Kong. The police also said more arrests might follow.
