Hong Kong Indigenous leader Ray Wong arrested, as 1967 leftists condemn radicals who attacked police in Mong Kok

Activist Ray Wong Toi-yeung, a key figure in the localist group ­accused of starting the Mong Kok riot, was arrested yesterday for ­inciting others to take part in the violence, after chemicals that could be used to make explosives were found inside a flat.

Wong, 22, convenor of Hong Kong Indigenous, was said to have gone missing after publishing a “final message to Hong­kongers” on February 11 in which he said it was “better to die with honour than survive in disgrace”.

He was arrested at about 2pm yesterday when police broke into a flat in Tin Shui Wai where officers seized the chemicals.

They also seized an extendable baton, one electromagnetic gun, HK$530,000 in cash and about 100 pills of suspected part one poison, including boxes of the erectile dysfunction medication Sildenafil and marijuana.

A Guy Fawkes mask, protective gear used in war games and a computer along with some circuit boards were also found. A bomb disposal unit was called to the site.

A 28-year-old man was also arrested in the flat for participating in a riot and assisting an offender.