Man Arrested in Hong Kong After Paying Tribute to Queen

Man Arrested in Hong Kong After Paying Tribute to Queen
Police put the man (C) who played songs on a harmonica into police van, outside the British Consulate in Hong Kong, on Sept. 19, 2022, in this image made from video. Patreon @Boomhead via AP
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HONG KONG—A man who paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II near the British Consulate in Hong Kong was arrested for alleged sedition.

Police said the 43-year-old man was detained late Monday near the consulate, where dozens of people had gathered to remember the late monarch. Elizabeth was sovereign in the city when it was a British colony before its handover to Chinese rule in 1997.