Hong Kong man given 9-year sentence in first security law case

Term given former waiter Tong Ying-kit likely to set precedent for others

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A police officer stands guard for Tong Ying-kit's arrival at the Hong Kong High Court for sentencing on July 30. © AP

MICHELLE CHAN, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- The first person convicted under the national security law Beijing imposed on Hong Kong was sentenced to nine years in prison on Friday.

Tong Ying-kit, a 24-year-old former restaurant worker, was found guilty of secession and terrorism on Tuesday, a year after he drove his motorcycle into a line of police with a flag reading, "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times." Three officers were injured.

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