Hong Kong man gets 9 years’ jail in first national security case

The first person convicted under Hong Kong's national security law was sentenced to nine years for terrorist activities and inciting secession, judges said today, in a watershed ruling with long-term implications for the city's judicial landscape.

Former waiter Tong Ying-kit, 24, was accused of driving his motorcycle into three riot police last year while carrying a flag with the protest slogan "Liberate Hong Kong. Revolution of our times"...