HK waiter convicted under security law gets 9 years

HONG KONG—A Hong Kong waiter was jailed for nine years on Friday after he became the first person convicted under a new national security law that Beijing imposed on the city to stamp out dissent. Tong Ying-kit, 24, on Tuesday was found guilty of terrorism for driving a motorbike into three police officers, and secession for flying a protest flag during a rally on July 1 last year, the day after the security law was enacted. The flag Tong flew read “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times.” Tong’s legal team told AFP they planned to appeal.