On 16 October 2026, Principal Magistrate Don So Man-lung at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts sentenced a 61-year-old woman, Yang Chau-ki (楊秋琪), to three months at a psychiatric hospital for displaying “seditious” signs on a wall outside her flat in Tin Shui Wai. She was convicted of sedition under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (SNSO).
The prosecution alleged that between 23 March 2024 (the day the SNSO took effect) and 4 November 2024 (the day of her arrest), Yeung displayed allegedly seditious materials on the exterior corridor walls and the outside of the windows of her 31st-floor public housing flat. The materials included colonial-era flags and Spring Festival couplets bearing protest-era slogans such as “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times.” Yang argued in her defence that displaying materials from her home was a peaceful expression that lacked the capacity to incite anyone; she had no intention to incite others. The magistrate rejected her defence, concluding that the display intentionally challenged state sovereignty and incited disaffection. Following psychiatric evaluations, the court imposed a mandatory hospital order instead of custodial imprisonment.
Yang represented herself in the proceedings. According to a court-ordered psychiatric report, she suffers from schizophrenia and delusional disorder.