Individuals who download ‘Reversed Front: Bonfire’ may be considered in possession of a seditious publication, police warn
Hong Kong police have warned residents against downloading a mobile game application advocating Hong Kong and Taiwanese independence or risk breaking national security laws.
The force also said on Tuesday that action had been taken under the Beijing-imposed national security law to allow police to require the relevant electronic platforms to remove access to the game Reversed Front: Bonfire, which was developed by ESC Taiwan and released in April.
Individuals who downloaded the app could be considered in possession of a seditious publication, contravening domestic security legislation, the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, police said.
It added that those who provided money or financial assistance to the game’s developer, including making in-app purchases, with the intent to fund it acts of secession or subversion of state power, also risk committing an offence under the national security law.
