A teenage Hong Kong activist was arrested near the US consulate before entering to claim asylum, according to local media reports. The young man faces secession charges under the fairly new national security law and was detained on Tuesday. In total, three young adults under the age of 21 were arrested in relation to secessionist comments on social media, Tony Chung, William Chan, and Yanni Ho.
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