Police arrest man for alleged sedition over posting ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ song

Hong Kong police have arrested a man for publishing seditious content online, with the 22-year-old set to face charges under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.

A source familiar with the matter has told the Post that the man had posted a protest slogan from the 2019 anti-government protests, as well as the banned protest song “Glory to Hong Kong” in “dozens” of allegedly seditious entries on social media under an alias.

“He had also put up pamphlets that would incite others to commit sedition in multiple crowded spots in Kowloon,” the source said.

A police spokesman said the man was arrested on Monday, and would be brought to West Kowloon Court on Wednesday.

The source added that the man was a worker at a McDonald’s outlet in the city.

The man would be charged with one count of knowingly publishing publications with a seditious intention under the Article 23 national security law passed last year.