First Person Convicted Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law Drops Appeal

Leaflets in support of Tong Ying-kit, the first person charged under the national security law, are placed at a shopping mall near the High Court, in Hong Kong, on July 30, 2021. Tyrone Siu/Reuters

HONG KONG—The first person convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law and jailed for nine years last July has dropped his decision to appeal, his lawyer said on Thursday.

Former waiter Tong Ying-kit, 24, was found guilty of terrorist activities and inciting secession after driving his motorcycle into three riot police officers in 2020 while carrying a flag with the protest slogan “Liberate Hong Kong—Revolution of our times.”