Recently the standard.com.hk reported the following:
Housewife gets suspended jail term for election boycott
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The Standard - NEWS
25-02-2026 17:04 HKT
A 61-year-old housewife was sentenced on Wednesday to two
months in prison, suspended for 18 months, for sharing online posts that
incited others not to vote in the 2025 Legislative Council General Election.
The defendant, surnamed Ma, pleaded guilty at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts to illegally inciting another person not to vote or to cast an invalid vote through a public activity during the election period.
Magistrate Peter Yu Chun-cheung said the Legislative Council election concerns the well-being of all Hong Kong citizens, describing the offense as serious in nature and detrimental to the overall interests of Hong Kong.
He said that even if the defendant had not given careful thought before reposting the content, the court could not ignore the serious consequences caused by the act of forwarding it.
The post shared by Ma was originally published by Tong Wai-hung, who had called on others to boycott the election on social media.
The magistrate had earlier issued a warrant for Tong, who had already left Hong Kong. He is currently wanted by the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Translation
家庭主婦因發佈抵制選舉的貼文被判監可緩刑
一名61歲的家庭主婦週三被判處兩個月監禁，緩刑18個月，罪名是在網路上分享煽動他人不參加2025年立法會大選的貼文。
被告姓Ma，在西九龍裁判法院承認在選舉期間透過公開活動非法煽動他人不投票或投無效票。
裁判官Peter Yu Chun-cheung表示，立法會選舉關係到全體香港市民的福祉，並指出此案罪名性質嚴重，有損香港整體利益。
他表示，即使被告在轉發內容前沒有仔細考慮，法庭也不能忽視轉發行為造成的嚴重後果。
Ma分享的貼文最初由Tong Wai-hung發佈，Tong曾在社交媒體上呼籲他人抵制這次選舉。
裁判官先前已對已離開香港的Tong Wai-hung發出逮捕令。他目前亦正被廉政公署通緝。
So, a housewife was sentenced to two months in
prison, suspended for 18 months, for sharing online posts that incited others
not to vote in the 2025 Legislative Council General Election. Apparently, the
punishment for sharing online posts regarding opinions on an election is harsh.
