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Two Hong Kong men charged with conspiring to commit terrorist acts under the Beijing-imposed national security law have had their case adjourned to October, as proceedings to transfer the case to a higher court continue.
West Kowloon Law Courts Building. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Ho Chi-hang and Ng Tsz-kit, who have been detained since their December 2023 arrests, appeared at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Thursday morning.
The pair – both in their 30s – were arrested in December 2023 over an alleged bomb plot after police found suspected explosives in their possession. At the time, police said they were suspected of harbouring an anti-government stance as they had politically related pamphlets at home and had also joined anti-government groups on social media.
Ho and Ng were subsequently charged with conspiring to commit terrorist activities, an offence under the Beijing-imposed national security law, as well as conspiring to cause explosions and possessing explosive substances.
According to the prosecution, they conspired between April 2022 and December 2023 to coerce the Beijing or Hong Kong governments, as well as to intimidate the public, to pursue a political agenda.
The Hong Kong Police Force emblem outside the police headquarters in Wan Chai. File photo: Candice Chau/HKFP.The prosecution said during a hearing in March that the case would be transferred from the magistrates’ court to the High Court, where judges can hand down sentences of up to life imprisonment.
Designated national security judge Victor So adjourned the case to October 5.
Ho and Ng were initially arrested on suspicion of manufacturing and possessing explosives after police discovered weapons and various chemicals in their possession.
Officers seized some 30 kilogrammes of various types of chemicals, scales, distillation equipment, laboratory apparatus, mobile phones, laptops, and notes on making explosives from their homes in Ap Lei Chau and Chai Wan.
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