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Hong Kong protests: firefighter with petrol bombs is first member of fire services sentenced over 2019 unrest, gets 34 months’ jail
A Hong Kong firefighter has been sentenced to 34 months’ jail for his role in an illegal 2019 anti-government protest where he was arrested with petrol bombs and other weapons in his possession.Fong Chi-hung is the first firefighter sentenced over offences committed during the year-long social unrest that gripped the city, triggered by a now-shelved extradition bill.The case centred on a demonstration in Mong Kok on November 10, 2019, when protesters responded to online calls to occupy roads in…