Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers arrested over Yuen Long

Two Hong Kong opposition lawmakers are among 16 people arrested over anti-government protests, as a crackdown on democracy supporters widens.

The lawmakers from the Democratic Party were arrested at their homes this morning.

One of the lawmaker is accused of rioting over a July 2019 incident when masked men attacked protesters after a rally.

A police said a total of 16 people, including the two lawmakers, had been arrested in the operation on Wednesday.

These latest arrests come two weeks after police arrested media tycoon and vocal Beijing critic, Jimmy Lai, under a controversial national security law that China recently imposed on Hong Kong.