Already in prison for subversion (participating in the pan-dem primary election), Joshua Wong is charged with another NatSec offence – conspiring to collude with foreign forces…
Wong stands accused of conspiring with self-exiled activist Nathan Law and “other persons unknown” between July 1 and November 23, 2020, to request foreign countries, organisations, or individuals based overseas to impose sanctions, blockades or engage in other hostile activities against Hong Kong or China, according to the charge sheet seen by HKFP.
He also allegedly conspired to request foreign powers or organisations to “seriously disrupt the formulation and implementation of laws and policies” in Hong Kong and China, “which was likely to cause serious consequences,” the charge sheet said.
…Wong has already spent over 1,600 days in prison after he was remanded in custody on November 23, 2020, over a separate case of unauthorised assembly.
Wong is due for release in January 2027, by which time he will still be only 29 years old. The maximum penalty for this additional crime is life imprisonment. Jimmy Lai is being charged for the same offence (plus publishing sedition material).
Both are among several pan-dem activists currently in prison who could, conceivably, be a focus of significant public attention if or when they are released. Imagine Long Hair, for example, meeting and greeting his many fans on the street if he is allowed out.
From Brian Kern, a list of NatSec enforcement activity around June 4 this year. Includes police camping overnight at Lion Rock, with equipment delivered by helicopter.
The Standard reports that the government is adding NatSec licensing conditions to restaurants and food shops – even funeral homes. They move seems to make businesses liable for any NatSec transgression by an employee…
The terms stated that authorities may revoke a license if the holder, or “any related persons,” including directors, employees, agents and subcontractors, have engaged or been involved in, or are engaging or being involved in, any “offending conduct.”
“Offending conduct” refers to any act or activity that constitutes, causes, or is likely to cause an offense endangering national security, or is deemed contrary to national security or public interest, according to a government license application guide.
It seems the ‘focus on the economy’ thing will have to wait, as NatSec becomes ‘part of Hong Kong’s culture’…
In an interview with the Beijing-backed newspaper Wen Wei Po, published on Friday, Lee said the government’s effort to safeguard national security was still at its “starting stage.”
It’s time to stop expressing surprise shock horror when your dictatorship acts like a dictatorship. It’s not 1996, or even 2018, and never will be again.
Delighted to see robust policing over in the Land Of The Free’s LaLaland
(https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/08/trump-national-guard-la-protests-immigration-ice-us-politics-live-news). Notably, the authority’s response (at least at the federal level) is far quicker and much firmer than what happened in HK a few years back.
More stuff related to the LA riots and how they compare to the HK ‘protests’, this time brought to you by HK’s favourite little baldy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnX8Wol2nrc
The licence conditions another nail in the retail coffin.
Walked up Hillwood Road the other day and was shocked to find that around half the shops are vacant. Even Gelato on Nathan junction that survided the protests, Covid, etc has pulled out.
Over in TST East Ghost Town any stimulus the Dragon Boat carnival over the weekend might have generated was undermined by giving out FREE BEER VOUCHERS to tourists to spend at the pop up bar. FFS I thought they were supposed to be spending but it is the tax payer who is subsidizing them, again.
The outlets around the Centenary Garden had no more seats filled than usual despite the hundreds of visitors milling around. Was any attempt made to boost the district economy by, say, engaging all the local F&B outlets in a discount special?
@Reactor #4
Yes, there’s practically no difference between violent mobs of illegal immigrants attacking and striking law federal officials to obstruct the officials in carrying out their lawful duties to arrest illegal aliens, and peaceful student protesters asking the government to keep its promise to allow democratic elections.
Tonight, when you are sitting at home drinking cold Carlsberg, remember that those incarcerated will have to spend this hot night in an un-airconditioned jail cell.
Reactor#4
Who’s this guy?
I laughed so hard,
I siht in my pants!
Reactionary #4 and Saul Alinsky (who should be ashamed of himself), two peas in a fascist pot, apparently.
Your understanding of what’s going on in Los Angeles is, well, non-existent and apparently based on what Stephen Miller says about it. Ugly, racist and, again, fascist.
Re: Little Nury: ironic tit-bit du jour: The National Endowment for Democracy has been a financial supporter from day 1 for -wait for it- The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB).
By the way: Nury is aging. What happened to that happy jolly chocolate covered peanut treat?
@Steve.
One of the things that many with right-wing tendencies like about fascists is that their leaders and military personnel are always impeccably turned out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#/media/File:Mussolini_and_Hitler_1940_(retouched).jpg
So if suddenly a row of “insurrectionist-type” items show up on a shelf in a pro-CCP retail establishment, will the Government then shut the store down? That would be interesting to see how they react.
90% of the hate aimed at Nury Vittachi is racism.
@steve
Sorry not sorry. I’m not ashamed of myself.