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HONG KONG: Hong Kong police arrested dozens of democracy activists on Wednesday on suspicion of violating a new security law by planning to “paralyze” and “overthrow” the city government, Secretary for Security John Lee said. The arrests represent the biggest crackdown on the opposition camp since Beijing imposed the law security law in the former British colony last year. Lee told reporters the group planned to cause “serious damage” to society and that authorities would not tolerate any subversive acts. The dawn swoop on many of the most prominent pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong was linked to an unofficial, independently...
