Hong Kong leader says 12 arrested by China at sea not 'democratic activists being oppressed'

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The 12 Hong Kong people arrested at sea by mainland authorities were not 'democratic activists being oppressed', the city's leader Carrie Lam said ...

HONG KONG: The 12 Hong Kong people arrested at sea by mainland authorities were not"democratic activists being oppressed", the city's leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday , with 10 of them on bail for offences in the Asian financial hub.for illegal entry into mainland China after setting off from Hong Kong in a boat bound for Taiwan, amid a crackdown by Beijing on activists in the former British colony.

"The reason for them leaving Hong Kong seems to be that they were running away from legal responsibility," Lam said.

 

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