Chan Ho-hin, 22, on Wednesday saw his original sedition charge upgraded to one of inciting subversion after West Kowloon Court approved a prosecution request to amend the indictment.
He allegedly published a series of statements, pictures and videos on X and Instagram between June 2024 and April this year with a view to fostering hatred and contempt towards mainland China’s “fundamental system” and to incite others to break the law.
The new subversion charge alleges that Chan incited others to “organise, plan, commit or participate in … overthrowing the body of central power of the People’s Republic of China or the body of power of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region”.
Senior public prosecutor Elisa Cheng Wing-yu said her team required additional time to prepare the necessary paperwork to move the case to the District Court.
