Hong Kong, In the first use of the newly passed national security law, six people were arrested by Hong Kong police on Tuesday over social media posts deemed "seditious" by authorities, CNN reported. The city's national security police arrested six people. The incidents, according to a police statement, also included a woman suspected of committing acts with "seditious" intentions, who is currently in jail. Police accused the detained woman and five others of taking advantage of a "sensitive date" to publish seditious posts on society anonymously. Since April, media police alleged that their goal was to "incite citizens' hatred toward central officials, the city government, and the judiciary, and subsequently incite netizens to organize or participate in illegal activities." However, police The upcoming 'sensitive date' that was not mentioned in the statement is June 4, the 35th anniversary of Beijing's Tiananmen Square massacre of June 4, 1989, when pro-democracy protesters were killed by the Chinese military in a bloody crackdown. has been removed from records and can no longer be safely celebrated in Hong Kong, CNN reports.Those arrested were five women and one man, aged between 37 and 65 years. He can be jailed for up to 7 years. If convicted, police said, "Those who intend to endanger national security should not have the illusion that they can escape police investigation by becoming anonymous online," the statement said, Notably, these arrests marked the first time that Hong Kong's own national security was attacked. It was passed unanimously by the city's opposition-free legislature in March, invoking what was known locally as 'Article 23', with the law passed at the request of City Leader John Lee. and debated over just 11 days, the legislation introduced 39 new national security crimes, adding to an already powerful national security law that had to be repealed following huge and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests a year earlier in 2020. That law, which was imposed directly on Hong Kong by Beijing in 2015, has already transformed Hong Kong and authorities have jailed dozens of political opponents, forcing civil liberties. Social groups and vocal media outlets are trying to break up the once independent city and transform it into one that prioritizes patriotism, with the local national security law adding a number of new crimes, including treason, espionage, outside interference and unlawful handling of state secrets. The most serious offenses are punishable.Sentenced to up to life imprisonment, Hong Kong leader Lee described it as a "historic moment for Hong Kong". But critics and analysts warned it would more closely align the financial hub's national security laws with those used on the Chinese mainland and deepen an ongoing crackdown on dissent, as reported by CNN. For decades, Hong Kong has been the only place on Chinese soil where mass commemorations were held every June 4 to commemorate the Tiananmen Square massacre, but candlelight vigils were banned from 2020 as authorities cracked down on It sought to eliminate all public commemorations of the Great Patriotic War, which remains the largest political prohibition in mainland China.