A Hong Kong man has been jailed for two months for sharing a social media post urging residents to shun last year’s Legislative Council election.
Security guard Wong Wah-kwong, 63, pleaded guilty at West Kowloon Court on Wednesday to inciting others to boycott the December poll – the second under a Beijing-imposed “patriots-only” election overhaul in 2021.
Wong admitted sharing a Facebook post dated October 15 last year by fugitive activist Alan Keung Ka-wai, who urged Hongkongers to avoid taking part in the poll for the “illegal” legislature.
AdvertisementPortraying himself as the chairman of a so-called Hong Kong Parliament – an overseas organisation deemed subversive by local authorities – Keung insisted that voting in the poll would be equivalent to condoning political suppression and persecution.Wong also commented on the original post, saying he had completely forgotten about the election since Hong Kong transitioned “from stability to prosperity”, a term coined by Chinese President Xi Jinping to praise the impact of national security legislation on the city.Advertisement
“I only see a bunch of eunuchs and slaves – God knows where they [expletive] come from – competing in the election like crazy. So [expletive] disgusting!” he wrote.
