Hong Kong police arrest pro-independence figure amid further protests
Founder of the banned Hong Kong National party among eight arrests by police as public servants prepare to march
Hong Kong police have arrested eight people, including a prominent pro-independence activist, on suspicion of having offensive weapons and explosives, ahead of a weekend of mass protests.
On Thursday night riot police raided an industrial building in Sha Tin in Hong Kong’s New Territories. A statement said they found petrol bombs and weapons.