At least 12 persons fleeing Hong Kong on a speedboat have been captured by China, police in the city said on Friday. The boat was intercepted by the coastguard with local media saying it was en route Taiwan, a self-ruled island that regularly offers sanctuary to people escaping the authoritarian mainland.

China arrests 12 persons fleeing Hong Kong by speedboat

Asia-focused banking giant HSBC's vocal support for China's controversial Hong Kong security law has not been well received in Britain, the former ruler of the city.

HSBC slammed in UK for backing China's Hong Kong law

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China arrests 12 persons fleeing Hong Kong by speedboat

HSBC slammed in UK for backing China's Hong Kong law