Five Chinese University students jailed up to 4 years and 11 months for rioting inside campus

Five Chinese University student protesters found guilty of rioting during the “siege of CUHK” in November 2019 have been sentenced to imprisonment ranging from 4 years and 9 months to 4 years and 11 months.

On November 11, 2019, protesters threw petrol bombs from the No.2 Bridge towards Tolo Highway in “war-like” clashes with the police. 

After firing tear gas into the campus, the police arrested five students: Lau Chun-yuk, 23, Foo Hoi-ching, 23, Ko Chi-pan, 23, Chan Lik-sik, 20, and Hui Yi-chuen, 22. They were charged with rioting and violating the mask ban. 

The five were found guilty by Deputy District Judge Kathie Cheung Kit-yee on Tuesday at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts.

Foo and Hui were also convicted of possession of offensive weapons, namely a screwdriver, a metal hammerhead and a spanner, on the same day and at the same place with the intent to use them for unlawful purposes.