Key facts
- Housewife Yang Chau-ki, 62, was sentenced to three months in a psychiatric institution.
- The publications displayed contained pro-independence slogans and Hong Kong’s colonial-era flag.
- The charge was displaying publications with seditious intent under Article 23 legislation.
- Magistrate Victor So approved her remand to a psychiatric facility for evaluation and treatment.
A 62-year-old Hong Kong housewife, Yang Chau-ki, has been sentenced to three months in a maximum-security psychiatric institution for displaying seditious publications outside her flat. The materials reportedly contained pro-independence slogans and Hong Kong’s colonial-era flag. West Kowloon Court ordered her to undergo mandatory psychiatric treatment at the Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre on Friday. The charges were brought under the city’s Article 23 national security legislation. The incident occurred in the Tin Shui Wai district, and authorities allege the materials were intended to incite hostility against the central and regional governments. The decision to remand her to a psychiatric center rather than a correctional institution acknowledges the mental health dimensions of the case.