Hong Kong Secretary for Security John Lee said the mass arrests of ex-pro-democracy lawmakers and activists on Wednesday morning were “necessary.” The comments came after the arrests of 53 democrats for organising or participating in last July’s primaries for the now-postponed 2020 Legislative Council election. Over 600,000 Hongkongers voted in the unofficial democratic primaries which … Continue reading Security chief says mass arrest of democrats ‘necessary’ due to ‘malicious’ plot to paralyse Hong Kong