HK activists jailed for contempt of court

Hong Kong's High Court on Wednesday ordered imprisonment and fines for 16 protesters in the illegal Occupy movement in 2014, including student activist leader Joshua Wong Chi-fung, for refusing to obey a court order to clear the occupied areas.

They were sentenced to terms ranging from one month to four and a half months, with some fined HK$10,000 ($1,280) or HK$15,000, the court ordered. Wong was sentenced to an immediate jail term of three months.

High Court Judge Andrew Chan Hing-wai said he made the decision for Wong's "leading role" in the incident.