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Chow Hang-tung, a lawyer and human rights activist, answers questions in September 2021, before being imprisoned for “inciting subversion.” She has now been arrested under Hong Kong's Article 23 law. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)

KENJI KAWASE and PEGGY YE, Nikkei staff writers

HONG KONG -- The national security police in Hong Kong on Tuesday announced the arrests of six people for allegedly violating what is known as Article 23 -- the first known detentions under this law.

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