Hong Kong’s national security police raided two independent bookstores and arrested five people on suspicion of sedition-related offences. Officials said the targeted outlets displayed and sold items they claimed could incite hatred against the territory’s government, judiciary, and law enforcement. Police seized books and detained the five suspects for investigation under Hong Kong’s national security legislation. Media reports identified the stores as Have a Nice Stay and Greenfield Book Store, in a broader crackdown that included earlier arrests at other independent shops.