Those arrested range in age from 18 to 72 according to local broadcaster RTHK.

據當地廣播電臺報道，被捕者的年齡從18歲到72歲不等。

Among them was Daniel Wong, a lawyer who tried to help the 12 people that were detained in mainland China last August after Chinese authorities intercepted their boat, which was headed for Taiwan.

其中有一位律師Daniel Wong，他試圖幫助去年8月在中國大陸被扣留的12人，因為中國當局攔截了他們前往臺灣的船隻。

The group face charges related to anti government protests in the Chinese world city in 2019.

這群人面臨與2019年中國世界城市反政府抗議有關的指控。

One wrote on Facebook that police arrived at his apartment at 6 a.m. Police later told Reuters they were still gathering information and could not make any immediate comment.

其中一人在Facebook上寫道，警察在早上6點到達他的公寓，警方後來告訴路透社，他們仍在收集資訊，不能立即發表任何評論。

In late December, a Chinese court sentenced 10 off the 12 to between seven months and three years in prison for illegally crossing the border.

12月底，中國法院以非法越境罪判處12人中的10人7個月至3年不等的監禁。