Hong Kong Court Sentences Bomb Plot Mastermind to Nearly 24 Years

Ng Chi-hung and six others were convicted under a UN anti-terrorism law for planning attacks during the 2019 protests.

Ng Chi-hung received a sentence of 23 years and 10 months for orchestrating a plot to attack police with explosives.
This marks the first use of Hong Kong's UN Anti-Terrorism Measures Ordinance since its enactment in 2002.
The plot involved planting bombs and using firearms against police during a protest march on December 8, 2019.
The leader of the 'Dragon Slaying Brigade', Wong Chun-keung, was sentenced to 13 and a half years.
Five other defendants received sentences ranging from nearly six to 12 years for their roles in the conspiracy.