He also admitted to three counts of insulting the national anthem and national flag, including publishing altered lyrics of “March of the Volunteers.”When handing down the sentence at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts, So said the 29 posts by Chui were “anti-regime” and included using profanities to “curse” the leader of China and mainland Chinese people.“If the defendant’s thoughts were not curbed as soon as possible, it would cause instability and division in society,” So remarked, adding Chui’s offences were “continuous” and lasted for around 28 months.The defence had asked for a lenient sentence and said Chui, who was 16 when the offences began, broke the law because he was “immature.” But the chief magistrate pointed to Chui’s psychological report, which said the defendant had participated in the 2019 extradition bill protests and did not condemn the violence used by protesters.Sending Chui to a training centre would help “correct” his values, So said, adding that sentencing him to a detention centre or a rehabilitation centre, as suggested by defence counsel Steven Kwan, would not reflect the severity of Chui’s offences.Those convicted under the sedition law – last amended in the 1970s when Hong Kong was still a British colony – face a maximum penalty of two years in prison."