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Hong Kong’s first national security law convict among 4 released early, sources say

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Mok, D. (2026, November 2). Hong Kong’s first national security law convict among 4 released early, sources say. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3373012/hong-kongs-first-national-security-law-convict-among-4-released-early-sources-say

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Tong Ying-kit, the first person convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law, has been released early from his nine-year sentence after being jailed since July 2021 for inciting secession and engaging in terrorist activities. This comes three years after he expressed regret on official television for being misled by false information during the 2019 unrest. Along with Tong, ex-Apple Daily publisher Cheung Kim-hung, Chan Tsz-wah, and Andy Li were also released early following their high-profile convictions related to national security violations.

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As of November 2, 2026, Tong Ying-kit, Hong Kong’s first national security law convict, has been among four individuals released early from prison according to sources cited by the South China Morning Post. Tong was sentenced in July 2021 to nine years for inciting secession and engaging in terrorist activities under the Beijing-imposed national security law. Additionally, ex-Apple Daily publisher Cheung Kim-hung, Chan Tsz-wah, and Andy Li were also granted early release after their high-profile convictions related to the same law. This development comes three years after Tong expressed regret in an official television documentary produced by Hong Kong’s Security Bureau, where he said he had been misled by false information during the 2019 unrest.

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Hong Kong’s first national security law convict among 4 released early, sources say SCMP learns Tong Ying-kit, ex-Apple Daily publisher Cheung Kim-hung, Chan Tsz-wah and Andy Li released early after high-profile convictions

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2026-11-02 · South China Morning Post

Hong Kong’s first national security law convict among 4 released early, sources say · assertive framing

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kit → release → convictions

The first person convicted in Hong Kong under the Beijing-imposed national security law and three others jailed in related high-profile cases have been released early, the South China Morning Post has learned. asserted

Post → convict → cases

Sources said Tong Ying-kit, who was sentenced in July 2021 to nine years in prison for inciting secession and engaging in terrorist activities, had been granted early release. asserted

who → say → release

The news emerged three years after Tong expressed regret in an official television documentary produced by the Security Bureau while he was in prison. asserted

he → emerge → prison

He said he had been misled by false information during the 2019 unrest. asserted

he → say → unrest