香港で邦人一時拘束

　菅義偉官房長官は３日の記者会見で、中国・香港で邦人１人が現地当局に一時拘束されていたことを明らかにした。８月３１日に拘束され、今月１日に保釈されたと説明。現在、現地当局に拘束理由などを確認中だと述べた。
　香港警察によると、逮捕された男性（３６）は、九竜地区のデモ現場付近でエアガンのようなものを所持していたとして模造銃器所持容疑がかけられている。フリージャーナリストでデモの写真を撮っていたとの情報もあるが、逮捕時に記者の身分を証明する物は持っていなかったという。（2020/09/03-20:42）

A Japanese man was temporarily detained by Hong Kong authorities this week, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has revealed.
   The man was held on Monday and released on bail the following day, the top Japanese government spokesman told a press conference on Thursday.
   The Japanese government is asking the Hong Kong authorities about the details of the incident, including why the man was detained, Suga said.
   The man, 36, was arrested on suspicion of possessing replica firearm, according to sources in Hong Kong police. He was found carrying what appeared to be an air gun near a site in Hong Kong's Kowloon district where a protest rally was going on, the sources said.
   There is information that the man is a freelance journalist and was taking pictures of the demonstration at the time. But the man did not carry any items to prove that he is a journalist when he was arrested, according to the sources.