Court of First Instance hands down sentence in "conspiracy to commit collusion" case of Wong Chi-fung

In the case of Wong Chi-fung concerning the offence of "conspiracy to commit collusion with foreign countries or with external elements to endanger national security" (contrary to Article 29 of the Hong Kong National Security Law (HKNSL)), Wong Chi-fung earlier (September 2) pleaded guilty to the charge and the relevant facts of the offence, including conspiring with absconder Law Kwun-chung and others to solicit, through various means, foreign countries or external elements to impose sanctions or blockade or to engage in other hostile activities against the People's Republic of China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), and their officials. The Court of First Instance of the High Court today (November 5) sentenced Wong Chi-fung to 10 years' imprisonment. The reasons for sentence handed down by the court ruled that the offence in this case was of a grave nature, and pointed out that at the material time, Hong Kong was confronted with the social turmoil and the serious effects of riots, and was facing very high risks to national security and the rule of law. The acts of Wong Chi-fung and others aggravated the serious predicament. They had direct engagement with t

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