Tony Chung (left), founder of the now-defunct Studentlocalism group. Photo: Dickson Lee
Tony Chung (left), founder of the now-defunct Studentlocalism group. Photo: Dickson Lee

National security law: student activist who advocated Hong Kong independence jailed for 43 months

  • Tony Chung, 20, is the youngest person to be sentenced under national security law after pleading guilty to secession and money-laundering charges
  • Prosecutors said Chung, founder of now-defunct Studentlocalism group, had sought to separate Hong Kong from China, or alter city’s constitutional status unlawfully

Tony Chung (left), founder of the now-defunct Studentlocalism group. Photo: Dickson Lee
Tony Chung (left), founder of the now-defunct Studentlocalism group. Photo: Dickson Lee
READ FULL ARTICLE