Hong Kong: fifth person arrested for allegedly supporting overseas pro-democracy activists

Arrests comes days after Hong Kong issued warrants for eight overseas-based dissidents

Hong Kong police have arrested a fifth person accused of supporting overseas activists who allegedly endangered national security, in a further expansion of a government crackdown on pro-democracy dissidents.

Police detained a 24-year-old man at the city's airport on Thursday, a day after four other people were arrested for allegedly using companies, social media and mobile applications to receive funds for the overseas activists.