Hong Kong Man Convicted Under New Law for Wearing Protest Slogan T-shirt

Published on September 16, 2024

A Hong Kong man pled guilty to sedition on Sept. 16 for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan, in what is believed to be the first conviction under the city’s national security law enacted in March. Chu Kai-pong, 27,  pled guilty to one count of “doing with a seditious intention an act” under the city’s new security law, known as Article 23, the Hong Kong Free Press reported. Chu was detained at a train station on June 12 for wearing a T-shirt with the slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times,” which Hong Kong authorities consider to be an example of inciting secession....

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