2 men jailed for up to 38 months over pro-independence group’s secession plot

Hong Kong’s District Court has sentenced two men with autism to up to three years and two months in prison for their involvement in a pro-independence group seeking to separate the city from Chinese sovereignty.District Judge Ernest Lin Kam-hung on Thursday found that courier Chan Tai-sum, 27, and waiter Ng Chi-tung, 25, had been deeply involved in the Taiwan-based Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union between November 2024 and July 2025.He said the pair had jointly devised a “full plan” to advance the group’s objectives, although it had not been carried out.