ExplainerWho are the 6 suspects arrested along with Chow Hang-tung for allegedly breaching Hong Kong’s new security law?

Arrested man and women are accused of publishing seditious materials in run-up to last year’s anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown

Detainees include Chow’s mother, a former district councillor and former volunteers of a now-defunct pro-democracy group that organised annual vigils on June 4th

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Six others were arrested along with Chow Hang-tung under Hong Kong’s new security law. Photo: AFP

Published: 7:47pm, 29 May 2024Updated: 1:17am, 31 May 2024

The seven suspects arrested for allegedly breaching Hong Kong’s domestic national security law marked the city’s first arrests since the law was enacted in March.

Those arrested included six women and a man, detained for allegedly publishing seditious materials on Facebook last year in the run-up to the 35th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, with intent to incite hatred of the local and central governments.

Among the suspects was activist Chow Hang-tung, arrested while she was detained for another offence; her mother; a former district councillor; and former volunteers of a now-defunct pro-democracy group that organised annual vigils on June 4th. They were arrested on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, another suspect, a 53-year-old woman, was brought into custody.

The Post, which previously published a profile on Chow, finds out more about the other detainees:

1. Medina Chow Lau Wah-chun

Medina Chow Lau Wah-chun is the mother of Chow Hang-tung.