Police Arrest Two People in Hong Kong

香港警方逮捕兩人

Jun 24, 2026, 22:25
HKPolitics

Introduction

Police in Hong Kong arrested two people on Wednesday. They also searched a bookstore in Sham Shui Po.

香港警方於週三逮捕兩人，並搜查了一家位於深水埗的書店。

Main Body

A woman and a man are in jail. The woman is Leticia Wong. She owns a bookstore. Police say she sold books that make people hate the government and the law.

一名女子和一名男子目前在押。該女子為 Leticia Wong，是一家書店的所有者。警方表示，她販售會導致人們憎恨政府與法律的書籍。

Police also say these people took money from other countries. This is against the law. They can go to prison for ten years.

警方還表示，這些人接受了外國資金，這違反了法律。他們最高可能被判處十年監禁。

Government workers checked this bookstore 92 times in three years. Other bookstores had similar problems in March.

政府職員在三年內對該書店進行了 92 次檢查。其他書店在三月也遇到了類似的問題。

The government says these laws keep the city safe. Other people say these laws take away freedom.

政府表示這些法律能維護城市安全。而其他人則認為這些法律剝奪了自由。

Conclusion

The two people are still in jail. Police took many things from the bookstore.

這兩人目前仍在獄中。警方從書店沒收了許多物品。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 THE 'WHO DOES WHAT' PATTERN

In this story, we see a very simple way to build sentences. To reach A2, you need to master this basic chain:

Person/Group →\rightarrow Action →\rightarrow Thing/Place

Look at these examples from the text:

  • Police (Who) →\rightarrow arrested (Action) →\rightarrow two people (Who)
  • She (Who) →\rightarrow owns (Action) →\rightarrow a bookstore (Thing)
  • Government workers (Who) →\rightarrow checked (Action) →\rightarrow this bookstore (Place)

Quick Tips for A2 Learners:

  1. The Change: Notice how arrested and checked happen in the past (they already happened), but owns and say happen now.
  2. The Rule: In English, we almost always put the 'Who' first. Never start with the action if you want to be clear.

Vocabulary Learning

arrest (v.)
When police take someone away because they think the person broke the law.
Example:The police will arrest the thief.
search (v.)
To look through a place carefully to find something.
Example:I will search my bag for the keys.
jail (n.)
A place where people are kept because they committed a crime.
Example:The criminal stayed in jail for one year.
government (n.)
The group of people who control a city or a country.
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
prison (n.)
A building where people are kept as a punishment.
Example:He went to prison for stealing money.
similar (adj.)
Almost the same, but not exactly the same.
Example:My sister and I have similar hair.
freedom (n.)
The power to do, say, or think what you want.
Example:Birds have the freedom to fly anywhere.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→