Ex-editor of Hong Kong media outlet Stand News Patrick Lam seeks to overturn sedition conviction

[HKFP] - 10/23/2024

The former acting chief editor of independent Hong Kong media outlet Stand News is seeking to overturn his conviction for publishing “seditious” materials. Patrick Lam, 36, was last month sentenced alongside former chief editor Chung Pui-kuen, 55, at Wan Chai’s District Court after the pair were (…)



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