The first person convicted under Hong Kong’s National Security Law and jailed for nine years in July last year has dropped his decision to appeal, his lawyer said yesterday.
Former waiter, Tong Ying-kit (唐英杰), 24, was found guilty of terrorist activities and inciting secession after driving his motorcycle into three riot police in 2020 while carrying a flag with the protest slogan “Liberate Hong Kong revolution of our times.”
The ruling was seen as a watershed moment for Hong Kong’s judicial system. At the time, Tong had indicated through his lawyer, Clive Grossman, that he would appeal.
However, Grossman said in an