In September, Hong Kong courts saw major developments in a number of cases related to the National Security Law, media censorship and trade union rights: in the Yad case, the High Court ruled on the offense of "incitement to subversion". The former vice-chairman, Zhu Xington, was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months in prison, the former chairman, Li Zhuren, was sentenced to 7 years in prison, and the former vice-chairman Hu Chun-yan, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to 5 years and 2 months in prison, and the stock association was fined 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars. In the written verdict, the judge defined the case as "serious" and set a starting point of seven and a half years in prison for the punishment. In the judgment it was determined that although this case did not involve violence and did not have a specific execution schedule for how to implement "the end of the one-party dictatorship", the defendants continued to incite a turbulent social atmosphere, which put national security and public order in greater danger. It was also determined that the defendants believed that the idea of ​​"ending a one-party dictatorship" could violate China's constitution and the "National Security Law of Hong Kong" and still "continued on their own," which was a premeditated act. The chairman of the Hong Kong Press Association, Cheng Ka-ru, expressed concern about Dow Jones Publishing, the parent company of the Wall Street Journal. (Asia), Ltd. filed a private criminal case. Chief Judge Zhang Jiwei read the verdict on September 10 and ruled that Zhang had won the case. Dow Jones was not guilty of illegal dismissal and guilty of obstructing the exercise of trade union rights. Cheng Jiaro expressed her blessing for the out-of-court ruling, stressing that workers' participation in trade unions is protected by law and does not require the employer's approval. She bluntly said that if you spend millions to claim basic rights, that right is hardly protected. She hopes that the Ministry of Labor will be more determined in the fight against the suppression of trade unions in the future. Lin Siu-Tong, the former editor-in-chief of "Stand News", appealed the conviction of "conspiracy to publish publications inciting persecution", and the Court of Appeal delayed the decision for six months. The appeal focused on the interview "Two years of conflict at CUHK" which was the only one approved by Lin among the 11 articles in the file, and questioned the "hindsight" and "God's perspective" macro examination of the original trial of materials that the two interviewees did not have at the time, including videos, police statements, etc., which were appropriate. It was noted that the interviewees only expressed their subjective feelings. Even though some of the statements were later found to be inconsistent with the facts, that would not make the reporter cite facts to prove the interviewees were correct. The Ministry of Justice reiterated that freedom of expression is not absolute and the article was based on false statements. Even if it was subjective feelings, it should not be aimed at being inflammatory. Also in the Hong Kong courts in September: the appeal of the five trustees of the "612 Fund" against the crime of the unregistered company was rejected. Margaret Ng stated that she will appeal to the Court of Final Appeals the trial of the suspected murder and dismemberment of Kai Tianfeng begins. The prosecution's opening statement pointed to money as the root cause of the case. Yuan Long District Councilor Shi Chun-hing was found guilty of having illicit sex and sentenced in late October. An offshore company has filed a complaint with the High Court to recover more than 149 million Hong Kong dollars in arrears from Tianyi and Louis Ko. Click the link to read the full article:.

In September, Hong Kong courts saw major developments in a number of cases related to the National Security Law, media censorship and trade union rights: in the Yad case, the High Court ruled on the offense of "incitement to subversion". The former vice-chairman, Zhu Xington, was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months in prison, the former chairman, Li Zhuren, was sentenced to 7 years in prison, and the former vice-chairman Hu Chun-yan, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to 5 years and 2 months in prison, and the stock association was fined 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars. In the written verdict, the judge defined the case as "serious" and set a starting point of seven and a half years in prison for the punishment. In the judgment it was determined that although this case did not involve violence and did not have a specific execution schedule for how to implement "the end of the one-party dictatorship", the defendants continued to incite a turbulent social atmosphere, which put national security and public order in greater danger. It was also determined that the defendants believed that the idea of ​​"ending a one-party dictatorship" could violate China's constitution and the "National Security Law of Hong Kong" and still "continued on their own," which was a premeditated act. The chairman of the Hong Kong Press Association, Cheng Ka-ru, expressed concern about Dow Jones Publishing, the parent company of the Wall Street Journal. (Asia), Ltd. filed a private criminal case. Chief Judge Zhang Jiwei read the verdict on September 10 and ruled that Zhang had won the case. Dow Jones was not guilty of illegal dismissal and guilty of obstructing the exercise of trade union rights. Cheng Jiaro expressed her blessing for the out-of-court ruling, stressing that workers' participation in trade unions is protected by law and does not require the employer's approval. She bluntly said that if you spend millions to claim basic rights, that right is hardly protected. She hopes that the Ministry of Labor will be more determined in the fight against the suppression of trade unions in the future. Lin Siu-Tong, the former editor-in-chief of "Stand News", appealed the conviction of "conspiracy to publish publications inciting persecution", and the Court of Appeal delayed the decision for six months. The appeal focused on the interview "Two years of conflict at CUHK" which was the only one approved by Lin among the 11 articles in the file, and questioned the "hindsight" and "God's perspective" macro examination of the original trial of materials that the two interviewees did not have at the time, including videos, police statements, etc., which were appropriate. It was noted that the interviewees only expressed their subjective feelings. Even though some of the statements were later found to be inconsistent with the facts, that would not make the reporter cite facts to prove the interviewees were correct. The Ministry of Justice reiterated that freedom of expression is not absolute and the article was based on false statements. Even if it was subjective feelings, it should not be aimed at being inflammatory. Also in the Hong Kong courts in September: the appeal of the five trustees of the "612 Fund" against the crime of the unregistered company was rejected. Margaret Ng stated that she will appeal to the Court of Final Appeals the trial of the suspected murder and dismemberment of Kai Tianfeng begins. The prosecution's opening statement pointed to money as the root cause of the case. Yuan Long District Councilor Shi Chun-hing was found guilty of having illicit sex and sentenced in late October. An offshore company has filed a complaint with the High Court to recover more than 149 million Hong Kong dollars in arrears from Tianyi and Louis Ko. Click the link to read the full article:.