Hong Kong Man Sentenced for Wearing Protest Slogan T-Shirt

Chu Kai-pong receives three-month sentence under colonial-era sedition law, highlighting ongoing crackdown on dissent.

Hong Kong man, Chu Kai-pong, has been sentenced to three months in prison for wearing a T-shirt with the slogan 'Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times'.
The slogan, a battle cry from the 2019 pro-democracy protests, was outlawed in 2020 by the Hong Kong government.
Chu was arrested at Hong Kong airport in November, where he was also found in possession of flags bearing similar slogans.
The chief magistrate stated that Chu knowingly broke the law as he purchased the items in Taiwan.
Hong Kong has been using the colonial-era sedition law to suppress opposition, with first-time offenders facing up to two years in jail.