In Hong Kong, the highest sentence for the second national security case can be sentenced to life imprisonment.

Hong Kong Democratic activist Huang Heng pleaded guilty in the High Court of Hong Kong on September 2 for "conspiracy to conspire to jeopardize national security."This is his second time being prosecuted for cases related to the Hong Kong National Security Law.US News on September 2The 29-year-old confirmed his guilt in court, and the judge said he would be sentenced as soon as possible, but no specific date was announced on the day.

Reuters the same day.The hearing was held at the Hong Kong High Court in the Golden Clock Belt, where the Yellow Vanguard pleaded guilty and defended in front of the audiences. Reporting and citing the charges material said that the case involved him and activists in exile in the UK, Mr. Rooney and others, allegedly sought foreign governments, institutions or individuals to impose sanctions, blockade or other measures deemed hostile to Hong Kong or China between July 1 and November 23.

According to the AP report on the trial, the prosecution said that Yellow and Yellow and Yellow and Yellow and Yellow and Yellow and Yellow and Yellow and Yellow and Yellow and Yellow and Yellow are alleged to support relevant actions through foreign media and social platforms, and forward the content of requiring international institutions to take measures.

The crime can usually be sentenced to three to ten years in accordance with the Hong Kong National Security Law; if it is found to be "serious in nature", the maximum sentence can be sentenced to life imprisonment. Yellow's lawyer asked the court to consider factors such as confession, delay in the case and his long-term imprisonment, hoping that the sentence does not lose the defendant hope for the future.

The case is related to the 2020 Democratic preliminary election, where he previously confessed guilt and was sentenced in 2024.The Associated Press said that he was expected to be released in January 2027, before he was arrested in June 2025 for the case of “coalition of foreign forces”; the new sentence means that his time in prison could be further extended.

He was one of the representatives of the Hong Kong Student Movement and Democratic Movement. In 2012, as a high school student, he participated in the anti-National Education Movement; in 2014, during the Umbrella Movement, he became an international celebrity. In 2016, he co-founded the Hong Kong League with others. The organization dissolved after the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Act in 2020.

Beijing and the Hong Kong government have long advocated that the Hong Kong National Security Act restored social stability, and have described Yellow Flag and others as political activists endangering national security. On the other hand, international human rights groups, foreign governments and supporters of democracies have continued to criticize the law for its use in suppressing disagreements, political opposition and civil society. For this case, Yellow Flag has been convicted in court as a confirmed judicial fact; its political motivation, the effect of the National Security Act and whether the case reflects political repression are still under different political and legal positions.

The public confession is of public value, as the case not only directly affects his individual sentence period, but also once again shows the judicial boundaries of the Hong Kong National Security Law for disagreement activities, international lobbying and cross-border political ties.