Hong Kong man jailed for petrol bomb offences during 2019 social unrest and trying to flee to Taiwan in boat
- Tang Kai-yin, 34, jailed for 46 months for possession of petrol bombs and perverting course of justice with escape attempt
- Court heard Tang played leading role in manufacture of petrol bombs and also planning and execution of escape attempt
District Court Judge Ernest Michael Lin Kam-hung on Tuesday said Tang Kai-yin, 34, had played a leading role in both incidents.
Lin added that although Tang had already served three years behind bars in neighbouring Shenzhen for his role in the escape attempt, the jail term was not a valid ground to reduce his Hong Kong sentence for perverting the course of justice.
“The judiciary system was different, and the defendant was facing a different charge as well, so the jail term on the mainland is not directly related to this case,” Lin told the court. “It was self-inflicted and provided no ground to reduce the sentence.”
The court earlier heard police had seized enough material to make 16 petrol bombs from an Airbnb flat in Wan Chai on September 30, 2019, and arrested Tang and four other people.