Cardinal, pop star bailed in latest Hong Kong security arrests

HONG KONG: A Catholic cardinal critical of Beijing was released on bail by Hong Kong authorities, local media reported late Wednesday , as his arrest under the city's national security law prompted US demands that he be freed.

Cantonese pop singer Denise Ho, who was also among a group of veteran democracy advocates arrested under the law, was similarly released on bail, local media said. He has been critical of the Vatican's decision to reach a compromise with China over the appointment of bishops on the mainland and an advocate of Hong Kong's democracy movement.The other people arrested were veteran barrister Margaret Ng and prominent cultural studies scholar Hui Po-keung.

On Tuesday, scholar Hui became the first among the group to be arrested as he tried to leave via the airport to take up an academic post in Europe.The offence of"foreign collusion" was introduced in a sweeping national security law that Beijing imposed on Hong Kong in response to the democracy protests.

The fund disbanded last year after the city's national security police demanded it hand over operational details including information about its donors and beneficiaries.

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