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Hong Kong opposition activists detained in mass national security law arrests have bail extended

  • Benny Tai one of 52 figures who reported to police stations across the city on Wednesday
  • Group must report back again on April 8, but three other activists, including Joshua Wong, remain behind bars

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Benny Tai arrives at Ma On Shan Police Station on Wednesday. Photo: Nora Tam
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Fifty-two opposition activists, including Benny Tai Yiu-ting, who were arrested last month on suspicion of subversion in the biggest crackdown under Hong Kong’s national security law had their bail extended on Wednesday.
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But three others who were also detained in the large-scale police operation – Joshua Wong Chi-fung, former Democratic Party chairman Wu Chi-wai, and People Power’s Tam Tak-chi – remained in custody in connection with other cases.

Tai, the architect of the opposition’s primary polls last year that authorities said aimed to “overthrow” the government, walked out of Ma On Shan Police Station at about 4pm.

The former University of Hong Kong law professor declined to speak to the media, saying it was no longer safe to do so.

He later posted a message on his Facebook page that said he was expected to report to police again on April 8, and wished “peace be with everyone”.

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Owen Chow Ka-shing, who stood as a candidate in the primary, was among those who reported back to police on Wednesday, but he was arrested on suspicion of rioting in connection with the storming of the Legislative Council on July 1, 2019.

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