A Hong Kong bookstore owner and his staff were reportedly arrested on suspicion of selling seditious publications, including a biography of jailed pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, sparking fresh concerns about the city's eroding freedoms.
Separately, officials on Tuesday ordered three companies linked to Lai's now-shuttered newspaper, Apple Daily, removed from the city's companies registry. A government statement said the companies were dissolved and became “prohibited organizations,” warning that anyone associating with them would violate a national security law introduced in 2024.
