National security police arrest 2 over alleged seditious social media posts

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-08 · by Jess Ma

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Hong Kong national security police arrested two individuals, both aged 38, including an insurance broker, on suspicion of managing social media platforms like YellowInsurance and publishing posts that allegedly incite hatred against Hong Kong’s constitutional order. The arrests were made under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance for seditious acts with intent to cause public disorder or dissatisfaction towards the government.
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Story summary

On Thursday, Hong Kong national security police announced the arrest of two individuals aged 38, including a male licensed insurance broker, on suspicion of publishing seditious social media posts under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. The arrests took place on Tuesday when the pair were alleged to have managed social media pages for YellowInsurance, which reportedly supported anti-government protests in 2019 and smeared both local and central governments, thereby inciting hatred against the constitutional order of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Written for “Social Media Sedition Arrests” on 2026-10-08, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
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Topics

Hong Kong Hong Kong’s YellowInsurance the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance

Subjects

Hong Kong GPE · 2× YellowInsurance ORG · 2× Hong Kong’s GPE · 1× the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region GPE · 1×

Narrative

“The two arrested people, including a male licensed insurance broker, were suspected of operating pages on various social media platforms and publishing seditious posts that incite hatred against the constitutional order of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,” the spokesman said.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-08
2026-10-08 · South China Morning Post
National security police arrest 2 over alleged seditious social media posts · assertive framing

Claims (6 extracted, 1 hedged)

National security police arrest 2 over alleged seditious social media posts asserted
police → arrest → posts
The pair were suspected of managing YellowInsurance and publishing posts that allegedly incited hatred against Hong Kong’s constitutional order Hong Kong national security police have arrested two people, including an insurance broker, on suspicion of publishing allegedly seditious posts on social media. uncertain
police → suspect → media
A force spokesman said on Thursday that the national security department arrested a man and a woman, both 38, on Tuesday. asserted
both → say → Tuesday
They were suspected of “doing with a seditious intention an act that had a seditious intention” under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. asserted
that → suspect → Ordinance
“The two arrested people, including a male licensed insurance broker, were suspected of operating pages on various social media platforms and publishing seditious posts that incite hatred against the constitutional order of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,” the spokesman said. asserted
spokesman → arrest → Region
A source said the pair were suspected of managing social media pages for YellowInsurance, a platform accused of posting content supporting the 2019 anti-government protests and arrested protesters, while smearing the Hong Kong and central governments. asserted
pair → say → governments
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