By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-10-01 07:18:41 | Updated at 2024-10-01 09:37:11
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Hong Kong’s security chief has accused a former lawmaker of glorifying seditious acts in an opinion piece believed to refer to the recently jailed editor-in-chief of the closed outlet Stand News.
Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung also warned Chinese-language news outlet Ming Pao, which ran lawyer Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee’s article, against becoming a platform for inciting or supporting illegal activities.
He issued the warning in an open letter to the newspaper on Monday, the same day the outlet published Ng’s article titled “Kuen, hang in there”.
“Kuen” is believed to refer to Chung Pui-kuen, the former editor-in-chief of the now-defunct Stand News, who was sentenced to 21 months in jail for conspiring to publish seditious articles last week.
Due to already spending time behind bars while on remand, the 55-year-old will still need to remain in prison for nine months.
