City University of Hong Kong reclaimed the site of the student union earlier. The student union held a "farewell ceremony" on February 14 this year, and about 100 people gathered.
And 14 members of the student council took pictures at the school's Democracy Wall.
The members were charged for violating the then ban on cross-family gatherings of two or more in private premises.
They admitted in the Kowloon City Court today (23rd) the summons for violating the gathering restriction order. When sentencing, the magistrate accused the defendants of disregarding the law and affecting public health and safety, and sentenced each defendant to a fine of 7,000 yuan.
The 14 defendants, aged between 19 and 22, are Liu Junjie, Chen Wenxuan, He Zhuolang, Zheng Zijie, Qiao Xilang, Chen Peiyu, Lei Biqi, He Minghua, Zhang Jinxi, Lin Jinghang, Chen Kaiyi, Zhang Yanzhuo, Dai Xiaotong, and Lv Ruiqi.
14 City University students were each fined 7,000 yuan for violating the ban on gatherings of two or more people across households.
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Student Union held parting ceremony
The facts of the case allege that on February 7, 2022, the CityU asked the student union to return the management rights of some places. The student union later posted on Facebook that it would hold a "farewell ceremony".
At 3:00 pm on the day of the incident, about 100 people gathered outside the Student Union Office on the 6th floor of the Bank of China (Hong Kong) complex on campus. Some people distributed T-shirts, and Liu Junjie, the president of the Board of Directors, spoke.
Some members of the student union then led them to the 4th and 3rd floors of the Yang Jianwen Academic Building.
After most of the people dispersed, the 14 defendants gathered at the Democracy Wall on the third floor and lined up to take pictures.
The defendants are all members of the student union
The defense pleaded that the defendants were all members of the student union and had a certain enthusiasm for the affairs of CityU.
This time, because CityU wanted to take back the meeting site of the student union, the defendant consciously had the responsibility to inform the students of their concerns.
The circumstances of this case are relatively minor, involving a small number of people, and only students and staff can enter the crime scene.
Everyone was wearing masks and maintaining a proper distance, and there was no risk of serious disease transmission.
The defendants have reflected and understood the importance of epidemic prevention.
When sentencing, the magistrate said that warnings and reminders were issued at the time of the incident, but the defendant ignored them and did not stop.
However, the magistrate accepted that the time involved in the case was short and that the defendants were all first-time offenders, so they were fined $7,000 each.
Case No.: KCS 23506-23519/2022
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