HK police make first arrest under new law

Updated July 1 2020 - 6:52pm, first published 6:48pm
Hong Kong police display a banner warning protesters not to breach the law.
Hong Kong police display a banner warning protesters not to breach the law.

Hong Kong police have detained a man holding a flag that appeared to urge independence, the first arrest under a sweeping national security law introduced overnight, but the fine print on the man's banner raised questions about his call.

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