The new law went into effect last March.
Cho Kai-bong, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of “acting with intent to commit an act” Incitement“
Under the new security law, the maximum penalty for this crime has been increased from two to seven years in prison, and could reach 10 years if the charge of “colluding with foreign powers” is proven.
Zhou was arrested on June 12 at a subway station. Tunnels He wears a T-shirt bearing the slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times” and a yellow mask printed with the abbreviation for another slogan, “Five Demands, Not Less”.
The chants were frequently chanted at massive, sometimes violent, pro-democracy protests in 2019, and June 12 was seen as a key start to months of unrest.
According to the court, Zhou told police he wore the shirt to remind people of the protests.
Hong Kong was returned from Britain to China in 1997 under a promise from Beijing that its freedoms, including freedom of speech, would be guaranteed and protected under the “one country, two systems” formula.
Beijing imposed a national security law in 2020 that punishes secessionist tendencies, subversion or Terrorism Or colluding with foreign powers with up to life in prison, after months of protests in the city.
