A brief history of anonymously scattered leaflets
History, it is said, does not repeat itself, but sometimes it rhymes. This may explain the sense of déjà vu that crept over me when I read about the case of Mr Raymond Wong – a 55-year-old construction worker, not the former newsman of the same name – who appeared at the West Kowloon Magistrates Court a couple of weeks ago. File photo: Canva. The charge against Mr Wong was that he had on two occasions thrown home-produced leaflets, or in legal language “paper sheets written w
A 55-year-old construction worker in Hong Kong has pleaded guilty to sedition charges for distributing leaflets from his public housing flat. The leaflets, which called for action against corrupt police and included the slogan "liberate Hong Kong; do not vote," were discovered through fingerprint analysis. Mr. Wong's case echoes historical instances of anonymous dissent through printed materials.
This echoes a historical parallel found in the actions of students Hans and Sophie Scholl in Munich in 1943. They dropped leaflets from a university gallery, denouncing the Nazi regime and demanding the return of personal freedoms. Mr. Wong awaits sentencing for his actions.
The case highlights the ongoing legal and political implications of expressing dissent through public dissemination of written materials in Hong Kong.
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