Raymond Chong, 61, pleaded guilty at West Kowloon Court to knowingly publishing 53 seditious Facebook posts that denigrated central and local authorities
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenBrian WongPublished: 8:12pm, 14 Apr 2026A Hong Kong retiree has been jailed for a year under the domestic national security law over seditious remarks on social media, after suggesting that last year’s Wang Fuk Court fire could trigger unrest similar to the 2019 anti-government protests.Former salesman Raymond Chong Wai-man, 61, pleaded guilty on Tuesday at West Kowloon Court to knowingly publishing 53 seditious Facebook posts that denigrated the central and local authorities between March 26, 2024 and November 29 last year.
He asserted that “Xi Jindong” – apparently a portmanteau of Chinese President Xi Jinping and the country’s founder Mao Zedong – had lost his grip on power, adding that Xi’s US counterpart Donald Trump could punish the central government if Beijing suppressed another large-scale protest in Hong Kong.
Prosecutors argued the statement provoked hatred, contempt or disaffection towards the authorities.
