A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to 14 months in jail after pleading guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan on it.The jail term is the first handed down by the city’s court under a new local national security law that was passed in March.The law, also called Article 23, expands on the national security law that was imposed by Beijing in 2020.Critics feared the law could further erode civil liberties in the city, while Beijing and Hong Kong defended it, saying it was necessary for stability.Chu Kai-pong, 27, was arrested at a subway station in June wearing a T-shirt sporting the phrase “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times”. He was also wearing a mask that read “FDNOL” – initials for another slogan, “Five demands, not one less”.Both slogans were frequently heard in large-scale protests in Hong Kong during the months-long anti-government demonstrations in 2019. Local media reported he was also carrying a box containing his excrement to use against…
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