Catholic cardinal, others arrested on Hong Kong security law

HONG KONG (AP) — A 90-year-old Catholic cardinal, a singer and at least two others have been arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces to endanger China’s national security. A police statement said actions were taken Wednesday against trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, which provided legal aid to people who took part in 2019 pro-democracy protests that were quashed by security forces. Another person, identified only as a 37-year-old man, was cited for failing to properly register the fund, which closed down in 2021. It said arrests would continue. Scores of pro-democracy activists have been arrested under a sweeping national security law Beijing imposed on the city in 2020.