Police’s National Security Department today charged a 57-year-old man with one count of knowingly publishing publications with seditious intentions.

The man was arrested in Hung Hom yesterday on suspicion of "knowingly publishing publications that had a seditious intention" in contravention of Section 24 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.

Investigations revealed that the arrestee was suspected of repeatedly publishing posts with seditious intentions on social platforms, with content provoking hatred towards the central authorities and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government as well as inciting violence.

The case was mentioned at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts this afternoon.