The hacker was subsequently arrested .
Since the Law Machines are programmed not to interfere in society except when enforcing official laws , they became powerless to act on New Hong Kong thanks to this new ( and only ) ' law ' .
The hacker was subsequently arrested , but since the Law Machines are programmed not to interfere in society except when enforcing official laws , they became powerless to act on New Hong Kong thanks to this new ( and only ) ' law ' .