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Hong Kong housewife gets 3 months in psychiatric institution over seditious posters

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Hoi-ying, L. (2026, October 16). Hong Kong housewife gets 3 months in psychiatric institution over seditious posters. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371131/hong-kong-housewife-gets-3-months-psychiatric-institution-over-seditious-posters?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-16 · by Lo Hoi-ying

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A 62-year-old Hong Kong housewife named Yang Chau-ki has been sentenced to three months in the Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre after being found guilty of displaying pro-independence slogans and the colonial-era flag outside her apartment. The court convicted her under Hong Kong’s Article 23 national security law, despite her pleading not guilty to knowingly distributing seditious publications.
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A 62-year-old Hong Kong housewife named Yang Chau-ki has been sentenced to three months in a maximum-security psychiatric institution for displaying pro-independence slogans and the colonial-era flag outside her flat. The West Kowloon Court ordered her to undergo mandatory treatment at the Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre after she was charged under Hong Kong’s Article 23 national security law, which prohibits seditious activities. Yang pleaded not guilty but was still sentenced on Friday, highlighting the strict enforcement of laws against dissent in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong housewife gets 3 months in psychiatric institution over seditious posters Court sentences woman, 62, to 3 months in Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre for displaying colonial flag and seditious slogans outside flat An elderly woman who pasted materials containing pro-independence slogans and Hong Kong’s colonial-era flag outside her flat has been sentenced to three months in a maximum-security psychiatric institution for displaying seditious publications.
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Hong Kong housewife gets 3 months in psychiatric institution over seditious posters Court sentences woman, 62, to 3 months in Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre for displaying colonial flag and seditious slogans outside flat An elderly woman who pasted materials containing pro-independence slogans and Hong Kong’s colonial-era flag outside her flat has been sentenced to three months in a maximum-security psychiatric institution for displaying seditious publications. asserted
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West Kowloon Court ordered housewife Yang Chau-ki, 62, to undergo mandatory psychiatric treatment at the Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre on Friday. asserted
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She was charged with knowingly displaying publications with seditious intent under Hong Kong’s Article 23 national security law, to which she pleaded not guilty. asserted
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