On July 28, a friend of Joshua Wong Chi-fung, former Secretary General of the pro-democracy party Demosisto, posted a social media message about Wong’s life in prison.
Wong has been jailed in Stanley Prison, Hong Kong, since March 2021 due to his actions related to the 2019 protests and later for his involvement in the 2020 Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries. He mentioned in the post that prisoners have the right to order three meals per day from a Cha Chaan Teng (Hong Kong-style cafe).
However, he pointed out that the monthly expense of more than HK$9,000 (approx. US$1,156) is not cheap, but he thought that it is valuable to have Hong Kong-style food in prison….