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December 30, 2020

China Sentences Hong Kong Activists Who Fled by Boat to Up to 3 Years; Tony Chung Gets 4 Months for Protest
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A Chinese court has sentenced 10 Hong Kong activists to between seven
months and three years in jail for illegally crossing the border. Two
minors who are part of the group of 12 activists were returned to Hong
Kong to face a court there. The 12 were arrested at sea in August after
they allegedly tried to reach Taiwan by boat.

In related news, 19-year-old activist Tony Chung was sentenced to four
months in prison for insulting China's flag and unlawful assembly at a
2019 protest against the Chinese extradition law. Chung was arrested in
October near the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong, where he reportedly was
planning to request asylum. He also faces charges of secession, which
carries a possible life sentence under the new national security law.


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