Key facts
- Four men were jailed for rioting at Hong Kong's Polytechnic University in 2019.
- Sentences for the rioting convictions range up to three years and one month.
- Hong Kong film producer Raymond Wong Pak-ming was sentenced to five months in prison.
- Raymond Wong was convicted for sharing insider information with his sister in 2017.
- Raymond Wong was granted bail pending an appeal.
- Hong Kong's new national security legislation came into effect on Tuesday.
- The new legislation allows national security procedures to be applied retroactively.
- Retroactive application applies to cases with alleged offenses before the 2020 national security law.
Four men have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in the 2019 riots at Hong Kong's Polytechnic University. The sentences range up to three years and one month. These convictions are part of ongoing legal proceedings related to the 2019 anti-government protests.
In a separate development, Hong Kong film producer Raymond Wong Pak-ming has been sentenced to five months in jail for sharing insider information with his sister in 2017, which was used for stock trading. Wong has been granted bail as he plans to appeal his conviction.
These legal actions occur as Hong Kong's new national security legislation took effect on Tuesday. This legislation permits the retroactive application of national security procedures to alleged offenses that occurred before the enactment of the 2020 national security law. This allows older cases to be handled under the new, stricter national security framework.