Lai Chen-pong, a 28-year-old mobile phone repair shop owner in Mongkok, 3C Repair Studio, was a dedicated supporter during the Anti-extradition Protests in 2019.
Lai was arrested by the Hong Kong Police and charged with the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance (Cap. 575), Prohibition of Explosions with Specified Targets.
Lai has been remanded in jail since September 2020.
On the eve of the International Human Rights Day Rally on Dec. 8, 2019, police claimed to have found many weapons, including pistols and bullets and arrested 13 people.
First Person Charged with UN Law in HK
For the first time, the Department of Justice of Hong Kong prosecuted ten of the 13 people for “prohibiting the explosion of specified targets,” citing the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Regulations….