11 held in Hong Kong on suspicion of ‘assisting activists detained at sea’

District councillor and lawyer Daniel Wong Kwok-tung, centre, is escorted by police outside his office in Hong Kong (Vincent Yu/AP)

Hong Kong police said they have arrested 11 people on suspicion of assisting offenders who are believed to be the 12 Hong Kong activists detained at sea by mainland Chinese authorities while attempting to flee the city last year.

District councillor and lawyer Daniel Wong Kwok-tung posted on his Facebook page early on Thursday that national security officers had arrived at his home. He was later taken to his office, where police conducted a search.