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Hong Kong activist jailed for sedition in first case since 1997 handover

FILE PHOTO: Pro-democracy activist Tam Tak-chi walks to a prison van to head to court, over national security law charges, in Hong Kong, China March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

A Hong Kong opposition activist was jailed for 40 months on Wednesday after the city's first sedition trial since its handover from British to Chinese rule nearly 25 years ago.

Sentencing politician and former radio host Tam Tak-chi in the District Court, judge Stanley Chan said he could not ignore the "social-political reality" of Hong Kong given the protracted protests and violence that rocked the city in 2019.

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