Supporters bid farewell to a prison van transporting Tong Ying-kit in Hong Kong, on Aug 25, 2020. - Reuters
HONG KONG (Bloomberg): The first person charged under a sweeping security law imposed on Hong Kong by China earlier this year pleaded not guilty, setting the stage for a landmark trial in the coming months.
Tong Ying-kit, 24, entered the plea on charges of incitement to secession and engaging in terrorist activities during an appearance on Monday (Nov 16) at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court. Chief Magistrate So Wai-tak kept Tong in custody and transferred his case to the High Court for trial.
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