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The judgment stated that on the evening of 18 November 2019, six defendants in the Nathan Road area of Yau Ma Tei, responding to an online call, confronted the police and threw petrol bombs and other objects. The police intercepted them while dispersing and cordoning off the area. Defendants D1 to D4 were convicted of rioting after trial; D1 was additionally convicted of possessing a laser pointer; D5 and D6 pleaded guilty to rioting.
Pursuant to section 19 of the Public Order Ordinance (maximum sentence of seven years in the District Court) and the twelve sentencing factors set out in the Court of Appeal in the Leung Tin-kei case.
The case involved a premeditated large-scale riot, with the defendants participating to support and amplify the momentum. The starting point for sentencing was 63 months; a reduction of 2 to 15 months was applied for trial time saved, guilty plea and age; D1 was separately sentenced to five months for possession of a laser pointer, with two months to run concurrently.
The judge considered the offence of rioting to be serious and that a punitive and deterrent sentence was necessary to uphold public order and the rule of law.
The court ultimately sentenced as follows: the first defendant to 61 months for rioting and five months for possession of an offensive weapon (two months to run concurrently), totalling 63 months; the second and fourth defendants to 61 months each; the third defendant to 60 months; the fifth defendant to 47 months; and the sixth defendant to 48 months. (Translated from Chinese to English by AI)
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