Two Hong Kong independence activists who were stripped of their status as lawmakers in 2016 were sentenced to four weeks in prison Monday for their role in a fracas that disrupted proceedings in the city’s parliament. Calls for Hong Kong to split from China have incensed Beijing and the past two years have seen a crackdown on any expression of pro-independence views. ADVERTISEMENTThey deliberately misread their oaths of office, inserted expletives and draped themselves in “Hong Kong is not China” flags. Beijing intervened to ensure they were not given the chance to retake their oaths by issuing a special “interpretation” of Hong Kong’s mini-constitution. Hong Kong is set to mark the 29th anniversary of China’s crackdown on democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square with a vigil in Victoria Park on Monday evening.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 04, 2018 07:30 UTC