Police arrested a 24-year-old local man in Mong Kok on the afternoon of 28 September on suspicion of criminal intimidation after a threatening letter containing white powder was received by Sing Tao News Corporation Limited in Tseung Kwan O.
The letter reportedly arrived at Sing Tao News Corporation Building on 25 September and was opened by employees on 28 September. Staff found threatening wording and white powder inside before reporting the matter to police.
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau examined the powder and believed that it posed no explosive danger. Police removed the letter for further investigation.
Sing Tao News Corporation Limited strongly condemned conduct intended to threaten press freedom and employee safety. It said its editorial department would continue its work objectively and professionally without yielding to intimidation.
The man remained detained while the criminal-intimidation investigation continued.