Hong Kong’s new chief executive John Lee was sworn in on Friday, as part of celebrations marking 25 years since the territory’s return from Britain to China.
The suspect was arrested on Saturday after three weeks of painstaking investigation and tracking by NDLEA’s operatives.
A Chief Executive for Hong Kong is selected every five years in a vote managed by China.
The national security law punishes what China considers secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison.
Hong Kong’s food safety authority on Monday suspended the importation of poultry products from bird flu-affected areas in the U.S.
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam spoke of how the high-ranking politicians who attended the birthday banquet had not set a good example for Hong Kong people.
All hamsters at the city’s 34 licensed shops will be seized for testing and then culled.
Over 150 persons have been evacuated.
In the piece, the Journal described Hong Kong’s upcoming poll as a “sham,” and asked Hong Kongers to “boycott” the elections.
The WHO said blanket travel bans would not prevent the spread, and they “place a heavy burden on lives and livelihoods.”
