Five trade union members arrested as Hong Kong continues crackdown

A hooded suspect is accompanied by police officers to search for evidence at an office in Hong Kong. Picture: Vincent Yu/AP

Hong Kong police arrested five trade union members and a court denied bail for four editors and journalists held on charges of endangering national security, as part of a widening crackdown on dissent in the city.

The five who were arrested are members of the General Association of Hong Kong Speech Therapists, according to local media reports.