The trio are between ages 18 and 31.
Police said two men and a woman were arrested because they 'turned their backs towards the pitch and did not stand for the playing of the national anthem'.
At Hong Kong Stadium on June 6, police said two men and a woman were arrested because they “turned their backs towards the pitch and did not stand for the playing of the national anthem”. Hong Kong, whose hopes of reaching the next stage of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup were already over, went on to lose 4-2.
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