Gordon Ng has been locked up since 2021 on national security charges. The former Waverley College student faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Outside Tsim Tsha Tsui police station in downtown Hong Kong, there is a wanted poster for an Australian citizen.
After years of quiet negotiations that have failed to yield results, Ng’s supporters are now calling for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to use direct pressure on“I think it’s time that we had some noise,” said Yam. “He has decided to plead not guilty, which is courageous, but he is at risk of being given one of the heaviest sentences.”
“As a nation, we have rightly been concerned for people like Cheng Lei and Yang Hengjun,” said Ng. “Here we have another Australian citizen who is also facing political persecution in a Chinese territory.”
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