Hong Kong independent bookseller Pong Yat-ming and his firm have been found guilty and fined HK$32,000 for operating an unregistered school after holding a Spanish interest class at his bookstore.

Staff from an independent bookshop in Hong Kong, including owner Pong Yat-ming, have reportedly been arrested on suspicion of selling seditious titles, including a biography of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai.

A Hong Kong independent bookstore owner, Pong Yat-ming, has testified in court, citing a former education minister to defend charges related to a Spanish course held last year.