The “47-member case”, which has been deeply concerned by Hong Kong people, lasted for three years and was finally settled on November 19th.
This is the first and largest case of subversion of state power since the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law in June 2020. In the end, 45 people were convicted and sentenced.

What impressed everyone most was that Dai Yaoting, former associate professor of law department of HKU, Notional and Zhao Jiaxian were sentenced to six to ten years, while Huang Zhifeng, who had been jumping up and down, was finally sentenced to four years and eight months.
Some netizens have questioned how these people have made Hong Kong filthy and sinful. How did they end up with such a light sentence?
One is the sentencing in this case, which originally started with 15 years’ imprisonment. However, due to the positive attitude of Dai Yaoting and others in pleading guilty, according to the laws of Hong Kong, one third of the sentence was finally deducted.
Another ringleader, such as Dai Yaoting and Huang Zhifeng, actually did not serve his sentence for the first time. Before the implementation of the National Security Law, he had already served his sentence for the crime of “illegal assembly” or “inciting others to make public nuisance”.
But after serving their sentences, it doesn’t mean that they can easily regain their freedom. Then they were arrested and prosecuted for “subversion of state power”, and they were not allowed to get bail pending trial.
The whole process is very smooth, which fully implements the principle of “one case, one reason” in the trial of criminal cases in Hong Kong. Every prosecution has an independent judgment, and all the links are the same.
Because there is no death penalty in Hong Kong, even life imprisonment is no different from 30 years’ imprisonment in practice. In addition, all kinds of public holidays can be deducted during serving a sentence, and you can apply for parole after serving a certain number of years.
In this way, Dai Huang and his wife will have the opportunity to be released many years in advance, which is undoubtedly a time bomb for the society because of their harmfulness.
Therefore, it is more shocking and lethal to try this kind of disorderly Hong Kong elements alone than to punish several crimes together.
Dai Yaoting had many crimes of manipulating elections and planning riots, whether it was the “Thunder Plan”, the “Fengyun Plan” or the “Ten Steps” and so on. Even if he pleaded guilty, the sentence was enough for him to drink a pot.
Huang Zhifeng is not to be outdone. At present, there are more than 20 charges that have been prosecuted but not yet decided. If all the crimes are successful, you will never get out of prison in this life.

After the verdict came down, the western media, unsurprisingly, jumped out and lashed out.
According to Reuters news, the United States, Britain, Australia and other countries expressed dissatisfaction with this marathon case, saying that China had violated its commitment to “protect civil liberties”.
Switzerland’s “New Zurich News” made a big fuss about “Hong Kong is trembling”; The German newspaper Le Monde did not hide it directly, calling on the Hong Kong authorities to immediately release their columnist (Huang Zhifeng).
Don’t look at the dancing so happily, a pair of indignant posture, in fact, even if Dai Huang and others hear the flag-waving of the western media, they will probably not make any waves again, and even have a little regret.
They were once bewitched by western intelligence agencies, thinking that they could rely on foreign self-respect and force the Hong Kong government to agree to their “political demands”, so they wantonly “occupied Hong Kong in disorder”.
But after the incident, let alone political asylum, it is hard to escape to the west, and it will be swept away by European and American countries like garbage.
No one will offend Neusoft for worthless tool people, so now the western public opinion supports that one, which is a bit arrogant and hypocritical.
The “yellow silk” who were fooled by Britain and the United States and fled Hong Kong early expressed their deep recognition.
In 2022, “Hong Kong independence” He Yiqiong sold his property and fled to London with BNO passport. As a result, the imaginary scene of being valued by the British did not appear, and the other party did not even take care of food and shelter.
The BNO visa is nice to say, but it is actually a little better than illegal immigrants. The treatment is far worse than the formal green card. It can neither enjoy economic assistance, medical care and other benefits, nor guarantee the rights of housing, employment and education.
Therefore, after many people were deceived to Britain by BNO policy, they all shouted and fell for it.
Heyiqiong has always prided herself on being noble, and it’s not her turn to take a well-paid job. It’s disrespectful to ask her to go to a Chinese restaurant to wash dishes and serve as a waiter like others. In the end, she can only share a room with others and live a life without a meal.

After being hanged by the cruel reality for seven months, He Yiqiong was at the end of his rope and chose to take his own life before starvation.
Other people in similar situations, such as Luo Guancong and Zhou Ting who fled overseas, fled from east to west all day and lived in fear all day.
Compared with these “comrades-in-arms”, going to prison is the best ending for 45 people in Hong Kong. Although they lose their freedom, at least they can eat in prison. Even if it is not delicious, it is better than starving and freezing.
In addition to punishing the “Hong Kong independence elements” as they deserve, the trial of this case has deeper significance.
The first is to give a deterrent warning to the hidden insurrectionists, and let them know that the national security law is serious, and any insurrection in the name of “defending democracy” will be the only end.
Another is that it has a strong linkage with the Regulation on Safeguarding National Security, which came into effect in March, that is, Article 23 of the Basic Law.
Legally speaking, the National Security Law and the Basic Law belong to the same security system.
All along, people with ulterior motives have tried to confuse the public in the civil and political circles, deliberately distorting the National Security Law as an outrageous interference in the Basic Law, without mentioning at all its role in maintaining Hong Kong’s security.
At the beginning of this year, after the Hong Kong Government launched the public consultation on Article 23 legislation again, the media such as Bloomberg, Washington post and The Times published a number of highly inflammatory articles one after another, smearing the enactment of Article 23 as a “literary prison in the new era”.
This is also the reason why Hong Kong has been trying and failing to enact laws to implement Article 23 for so many years. Since the national security law became the backing, the legislative process has not experienced any twists and turns.

After the formal implementation of Article 23, the restless noise suddenly weakened. In addition, the large-scale punishment of those who messed up Hong Kong has made an example for others, and seditious speech has lost its market to the naked eye.
The national security law is surrounded by about 23 articles, and now it is the turn of the reactionaries to panic.
However, there are always some arguments of yin and yang, the most mainstream of which is that Hong Kong has become an “international financial center site” and has been frequently hyped by western media some time ago.
Why should we choose to fan the flames in the implementation stage of Article 23? The intention is well known.
The fact is that in the past five years, Hong Kong has been among the top ten financial centers in the world.
In 2022 and 2023, the foreign direct investment attracted exceeded 100 billion US dollars, second only to the United States, China Mainland and Singapore; Other indicators such as GDP index, business efficiency, infrastructure and so on are all positive feedback.
Obviously, after the implementation of the National Security Law, international finance centre’s position has not collapsed, but has become more stable. Relying on the motherland is its greatest advantage.
In the words of Singapore’s Minister of Trade and Industry, “If Hong Kong behaves badly or even stupidly, people will still do business with them because Hong Kong is a part of China.”
Take an international incident last year as an example.
After backstab, Switzerland and Russia, a large amount of funds fled from Swiss banks. Due to the excellent international reputation of Dongda University, most of them poured into Hong Kong.
According to the reports of HSBC, UBS and other institutions, by 2028, Hong Kong’s wealth funds are expected to surpass Switzerland and become the largest offshore center in the world.
It can be said that Hong Kong will remain one of the most important financial centers in the world for a long time to come.
Nowadays, there are many development problems in Hong Kong. The most typical ones are weak industries and painful transformation, but they are far from degenerating into ruins. If these are all financial ruins, then countries or regions outside the list will not become financial ruins.

After so many years of hustle and bustle, the people of Hong Kong have realized that national security is above everything else, social order is chaotic, and the economy and people’s livelihood are not well thought out. Only by breaking the black hand of the West can Hong Kong really get a new life.
By the way, the performance of Hong Kong’s judicial system in this trial.
In the past, the judiciary in Hong Kong used to make people wear glasses. On the issue of right and wrong, it often showed inexplicable vacillation and arrogance.
For example, during the “black storm period” in 19 years, mobs attacked the SAR Government and the Legislative Council unscrupulously, smashing and looting shops. As soon as the Hong Kong police sent the mobs to the court, the court was acquitted.
Criminals who insult the national flag by destroying or trampling on it can finally get away with only 200 hours of community service;
When the storm of amending the law caused Hong Kong to complain, the judges of the High Court went their own way and ruled that the Law on Banning Masking had no legal effect, which opened the door for masked thugs in black.
A series of mysterious operations have aroused the anger of many Hong Kong netizens. “Is the court a Hong Kong court or a western court?”
This “47-member case” trial, together with the recent judicial review of Li Zhiying’s case, shows the efforts and awareness of the Hong Kong judiciary.
After all, whether the national security law or Article 23 can be finally implemented or not, the judicial department is a crucial link. If it is still the same as before, it will be unimaginable if it can’t stand the pressure and lose its chain at a critical moment.
Fortunately, in the past two or three years, the Hong Kong judiciary has done a good job in the trial of many related cases.
Of course, there is still a lot of room for improvement.
For example, in 2021, Hong Kong has already abolished the rigid rule that lawyers must wear wigs when they appear in court.
According to the actual situation, no matter the judge sitting on the trial bench or the lawyer sitting on the defense bench, they will still wear the instant noodles that symbolize the authority of the British legal system.

There is another point worth pondering. At present, the judges in Hong Kong are mostly foreigners.
Take the Court of Final Appeal as an example. Except for four permanent judges and two non-permanent judges who are Hong Kong residents, the other 10 judges are all foreigners, and three of them even bear the title of Lord of England.
Even if a judge resigns in the middle, it is still a foreign judge who can be hired.
The performance of foreign judges in many incidents is obvious to all, and the attitude of staying out of it and watching good plays is not surprising.
When Hong Kong judges can take the instant noodles off their heads, and when Hong Kong people can account for the overwhelming majority of the judges, it is truly Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong.
I hope this day will come soon.