Hong Kong duo plead guilty to secession over pro-independence group, remanded for sentencing
Two Hong Kong men, Chan Tai-sum and Ng Chi-tung, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit secession under the national security law for joining a Taiwan-based pro-independence group. They admitted to joining out of curiosity or to seek asylum in Canada and have been remanded for sentencing.
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Hong Kong duo admit joining pro-independence group ‘out of curiosity’, asylum bid
Two Hong Kong men convicted of violating the Beijing-decreed national security law have said they joined a pro-independence group either to obtain asylum in Canada or “out of curiosity”. Courier Chan Tai-sum, 27, and waiter Ng Chi-tung, 25, pleaded guilty in the District Court on Friday to conspiracy to commit secession for their involvement with Taiwan-based Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union between November 2024 and July last year. Defence lawyers said the pair were both diagnosed wit...
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Two Hong Kong men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit secession over joining a Taiwan-based group that advocates independence for the city. Chan Tai-sum, 27, and Ng Chi-tung, 25, appeared at the District Court on Friday to face the charge under the national security law Beijing imposed in 2020, according to local media reports. […]
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