Hong Kong police detained nine men as part of a massive, coordinated international operation across seven Asian jurisdictions. The crackdown targeted the production and distribution of child sexual exploitation material.

Hong Kong police have arrested nine men in a crackdown on child pornography linked to a seven-jurisdiction operation in which more than 300 suspects were detained across Asia. Police said on Monday the city had joined a coordinated international operation involving Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Brunei, targeting offences related to the production, distribution and possession of child sexual exploitation material. “Through active intelligence exchange and investigation, we...