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spacehunt ◴[20 Nov 19 16:40 UTC] No.21585438[source]▶

As a Hong Konger, thank you for writing this.

One nitpick: Hong Kong has its own legal definition of "rioting". It's from the Public Order Ordinance[1], and carries a maximum 10 years jail sentence. The entire law itself is quite draconian and was struck down in the final days of British rule, but was reinstated immediately after the handover.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Order_Ordinance

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1. gscott ◴[20 Nov 19 18:56 UTC] No.21587150[source]▶

>>21585438 #

When China took the book sellers they prosecuted them in China under Chinese laws. It stands to reason China could take and prosecute some "rioters" under Chinese law and Chinese implications.

https://qz.com/1110266/two-years-later-the-last-of-the-vanis...

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2. spacehunt ◴[20 Nov 19 19:33 UTC] No.21587549[source]▶

>>21587150 (TP) #

Of course. But I'm specifically talking about "rioting" as referenced in the Five Demands.

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