Hong Kong court jails former editor, releases another on health grounds

FILE - Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, both former chief editors of the now-defunct Stand News, leave court after a hearing on conspiracy charges in Hong Kong on June 27, 2023. Chung received a 21-month jail sentence on Sept. 26, 2024, but Lam was released for health reasons.

A Hong Kong court on Thursday night sentenced a former editor to jail for 21 months and immediately released another after both had earlier been found guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles.