Police Arrest 7 HK Independence Activists, 5 Try to Claim Asylum at US Consulate

Police Arrest 7 HK Independence Activists, 5 Try to Claim Asylum at US Consulate
Protesters hold U.S. flags during a march to the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong on Sept. 8, 2019. Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters
Frank Yue
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Hong Kong police have arrested seven Hong Kong independence activists over Beijing’s national security law, with five of them arrested while attempting to claim asylum at the U.S. Consulate.

Four unidentified individuals were arrested by police on Tuesday afternoon shortly after leaving the U.S. Consulate where they were said to have sought to apply for political asylum, according to the South China Morning Post.
Frank Yue
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Frank Yue is a Canada-based journalist for The Epoch Times who covers China-related news. He also holds an M.A. in English language and literature from Tianjin Foreign Studies University, China.
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