光復香港,時代革命
Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times
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First conviction under Hong Kong's security law for wearing 'seditious' T-shirt
by Reuters
HONG KONG --
A Hong Kong man on Monday pleaded guilty to sedition for wearing a
T-shirt with a protest slogan, becoming the first person convicted
under the city's new national security law passed in March.
Chu Kai-pong, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of "doing with a
seditious intention an act."
Under the new security law, the maximum sentence for the offense has
been expanded from two years to seven years in prison and could even go
up to 10 years if "collusion with foreign forces" was found involved.
Chu was arrested on June 12 at a MTR station wearing a T-shirt with the
slogan "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" and a yellow mask
printed with "FDNOL"- the shorthand of another slogan, "five demands,
not one less."
Both slogans were frequently chanted in the huge, sometimes violent,
pro-democracy protests in 2019 and June 12 was a key kick-off day of
the months-long unrests.
Chu told police that he wore the T-shirt to remind people of the
protests, the court heard.
Chief Magistrate Victor So, handpicked by the city leader John Lee to
hear national security cases, adjourned the case to Thursday for
sentencing.
Hong Kong was returned from Britain to China in 1997 under Beijing's
promise of guaranteeing its freedoms, including freedom of speech,
would be protected under a "one country, two systems" formula.
Beijing imposed a national security law in 2020 punishing secession,
subversion, terrorism or collusion with foreign forces with up to life
in prison, after the months-long protests in the financial hub.
In March 2024, Hong Kong passed a second new security law, a home-grown
ordinance also known as "Article 23" according to its parent provision
in the city's mini constitution, the Basic Law.
Critics, including the U.S. government have expressed concerns over the
new security law and said the vaguely defined provisions regarding
"sedition" could be used to curb dissent.
Hong Kong and Chinese officials have said it was necessary to plug
"loopholes" in the national security regime.
Five Demands, Not One Less
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%932020_Hong_Kong_protests#Objectives
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