The Wall Street Journal editorial board has said the “benighted leaders of Hong Kong deserve the world’s scorn – and sanctions,” after two journalists were convicted of sedition last week, prompting the security chief to slam the editorial as “fact-twisting.” Last week, authorities hailed the conviction of ex-Stand News editors Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam after they and the shuttered news outlet’s parent company were found guilty last Thursday of publishing 11 “seditious” items. Opinion pieces, a feature and an interview were among the website articles in questions. Multiple NGOs, a press u…
