Hong Kong protests: student jailed for nearly 4 years for rioting, assaulting policeman, perjury
- Tsang Chi-kin pleaded guilty to taking part in protest in Tsuen Wan on October 1, 2019, and attacking policeman
- Tsang also sentenced over perjury charge, along with Ansen Wong, Alex Wong and Yip Ho
A student shot by Hong Kong police during the 2019 anti-government protests has been jailed for three years and 11 months for rioting, assaulting an officer and perjury.
District Court Deputy Judge Ada Yim Shun-yee on Wednesday told defendant Tsang Chi-kin, aged 22 but 18 at the time of the riot, that the gunshot wound would not be a mitigating factor in her sentencing because the officer used “lawful force” after Tsang ignored repeated warnings.
Tsang earlier pleaded guilty to rioting in Tsuen Wan on October 1, 2019, as well as taking part in the attack with others on the officer using hammers, pliers, rods and umbrellas.
The judge started with a term of 5½ years for the rioting charge and a year for the assault violation, but reduced the penalties for both by a third due to his guilty plea.
Tsang and three other fugitives were taken into custody in 2022 while trying to flee the city by boat after they unsuccessfully sought refuge at the United States consulate.
“His gunshot injury and depression are not mitigating factors, but he has been cooperating with the police since the arrest,” Yim said.