Hong Kong: first person charged under new security law

Tong Ying-kit, 23, charged with terrorism and inciting secession for allegedly driving motorbike into group of police last week

China has begun putting its new Hong Kong security law into action, as a 23-year-old man became the first person on Monday to be charged under the legislation and authorities announced a purge of literature from libraries and schools.

The law, imposed last week following anti-government protests in Hong Kong last year, classes as illegal all activities the government deems to be secessionist, subversive, or terrorist, as well as foreign intervention in the city's internal affairs.