Hong Kong police board a plane bound for the UK and arrest a man on suspicion of stabbing and wounding a police officer during demonstrations against the Chinese central government's new national security legislation.
Police said he had purchased a ticket on Wednesday and boarded the flight with no check-in luggage.
The maximum punishment for serious offenses under the new legislation which came into force this week is life imprisonment, and suspects in certain cases may be sent to stand trial on the mainland if Beijing deems that it has jurisdiction. Those eligible will be able to live and work in the UK for five years before applying for settled status and then again for citizenship.Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said no amount of pressure from external forces could "shake China’s determination and will to safeguard national sovereignty and Hong Kong's prosperity and stability".
"The British have violated their own commitment by now allowing BNO passport holders the option of staying and naturalising in the UK."
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