The Long Death of Hong Kong Democracy
Summary
The article describes the use of Hong Kong’s national security law against democracy activists Joshua Wong and Jimmy Lai, and reports a prison sentence for Macau activist Au Kam San. It traces the law to Beijing’s response to Hong Kong’s 2019 protests and its implementation on June 30, 2020.Key Facts
- The article says Joshua Wong received his fifth sentence for political activities and is not due for release until 2036, when he will be 40.
- Wong’s latest sentence concerns conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security, according to the article.
- The article says Wong received the new sentence two months before his scheduled release and had been charged with a second state security crime while serving a sentence for a first one.
- The article reports that Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai, then 78, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in February on political charges.
- The article cites the BBC as reporting that Macau activist Au Kam San, 69, received a 12-year-and-six-month sentence for subversion.
- Beijing’s national security law for Hong Kong took effect on June 30, 2020, following large democracy protests in 2019, the article says.
- The 2019 protests opposed a proposed extradition law that could have sent Hong Kong residents to mainland China for prosecution.
- Wong founded the group Scholarism in 2011 to oppose plans for patriotic education in Hong Kong schools, according to the article.
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