Remarks by S for S at media session after Fight Crime Committee meeting (with video)

Following are the remarks by the Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung, at a media session after the Fight Crime Committee meeting at the Central Government Offices, Tamar today (November 5): Reporter: What do you make of the sentencing of Joshua Wong, and what are your thoughts towards comments made by overseas governments as well as groups towards Joshua Wong's sentencing? Secretary for Security: Regarding the case concerning Wong Chi-fung involving the offence of "conspiracy to commit collusion with foreign countries or with external elements to endanger national security", following his earlier guilty plea, the Court of First Instance of the High Court delivered the sentence this morning. Wong was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment, and the court ruled that the case fell within the category of an offence of a "grave nature" and warrants severe punishment. Wong, together with Law Kwun-chung, who has been specified as an absconder, and their accomplices are among the primary culprits responsible for undermining Hong Kong's prosperity and stability. They began by obstructing the Government's effort to promote national education in an attempt to weaken national identity. Wong

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