The mainland Chinese PhD student was deported from HK after serving 6 months in prison for sedition

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According to the statement released by Hong Kong authorities yesterday(12th of October, 2023), the Security Bureau confirmed that Zeng Yuxuan, a mainland Chinese postgraduate law student has been released from prison and deported from Hong Kong under section 19(1)(a) of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115).

The 23-year-old Zeng had been sentenced to six months imprisonment after pleading guilty to attempting a seditious act. She was charged and sentenced because of an act involving a plan to display a large banner related to the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on its anniversary.

She had been imprisoned for her intentions to unfurl a nine-meter vertical banner on a footbridge in Causeway Bay on 4th June, this year, the date that marked the 34th anniversary of the student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square Beijing, China. It was followed by the Beijing government crackdown leading to heavy casualties in urban clashes between rioters and soldiers in Beijing in 1989.

It was stated that Zeng had obtained the banner from mainland Chinese human rights activist Zhou Fengsuo, who is currently based in the United States. The planned banner display was part of a global campaign led by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt, known for his eight-meter sculpture, the Pillar of Shame, which commemorates the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. The University of Hong Kong quietly removed Galschiøt’s sculpture in December 2021, citing safety concerns after it had stood on campus for 24 years.

Moreover, this year May, the national security police seized the Pillar of Shame as evidence in an incitement to subversion case involving the organiser and leading members of Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen crackdown vigil. During Zeng’s arrest on 2nd June on a separate sedition charge, police discovered the Tiananmen Monument banner in a parcel from the United States at her residence. The banner featured an image of the Pillar of Shame and the words “The Tiananmen Massacre 1989.”

Prosecutors alleged that Zeng, together with Zhou and other unidentified individuals, intended to incite hatred or contempt against the Chinese authorities. Principal Magistrate Peter Law, in his ruling, described the banner display as an international event with a collective impact, held in various cities worldwide.

The principal Magistrate noted the meticulous planning undertaken by Zeng, including purchasing tools, conducting site checks, booking a nearby hotel, and informing the press to generate publicity. The magistrate emphasised that the content of the banner was pointed and could evoke emotions, particularly among like-minded individuals.

內地博士生因煽動罪入獄6個月後被驅逐出境

根據香港當局昨（2023年10月12日）發布的聲明，保安局證實，內地法學院研究生曾宇軒已出獄，並根據第19（1）條（a）被驅逐出香港。 )《入境條例》 (第115章)。

23歲的曾某在承認企圖煽動煽動罪後被判處六個月監禁。 她因計劃在 1989 年天安門廣場鎮壓週年紀念日展示與鎮壓有關的大型橫幅而被指控並判刑。

今年6月4日，她因意圖在銅鑼灣的一座人行天橋上展開九米長的垂直橫幅而被監禁，這一天是中國北京天安門廣場舉行的學生領導的示威活動34週年的日子，最終隨後，北京政府鎮壓，導致北京暴徒與士兵發生城市衝突，造成大量傷亡。

據稱，曾慶紅是從現居美國的中國大陸人權活動人士周鋒鎖獲得該橫幅的。 計劃中的橫幅展示是丹麥藝術家 Jens Galschiøt 領導的全球活動的一部分，他以紀念 1989 年天安門廣場大屠殺受害者的八米雕塑“恥辱之柱”而聞名。 香港大學在 2021 年 12 月悄悄拆除了 Galschiøt 的雕塑，理由是出於安全考慮，雕塑在校園內矗立了 24 年。

此外，今年5月，國安警察在涉及香港一年一度的天安門鎮壓守夜活動的組織者和領導成員的煽動顛覆罪案件中，查獲了恥辱柱作為證據。 6月2日，曾因另一項煽動叛亂指控被捕，期間，警方在她的住處發現了一個來自美國的包裹，裡面有天安門紀念碑的橫幅。 橫幅上有恥辱之柱的圖像和“1989 年天安門大屠殺”的字樣。

檢察官指控曾與週和其他身份不明的人一起意圖煽動對中國當局的仇恨或蔑視。 首席法官彼得·勞（Peter Law）在裁決中將橫幅展示描述為在世界各地不同城市舉行的具有集體影響力的國際活動。 他指出，曾慶紅的計畫非常周密，包括購買工具、實地考察、預訂附近飯店、通知媒體進行宣傳等。 法官強調，橫幅內容具有針對性，能夠喚起情緒，尤其是志同道合的人之間的情緒。