HONG KONG, July 30, 2021 Police officers patrol around the High Court of Hong Kong, south China, July 30, 2021.. A man was sentenced to nine years in prison on Friday in Hong Kong's High Court after being found guilty of inciting others to commit secession and engaging in terrorist activities.. Tong Ying-kit, 24, became the first person jailed for breaching the national security law in Hong Kong that took effect on June 30, 2020.. TO GO WITH ''Man sentenced to 9 years in jail for inciting secession, terrorism in Hong Kong' (Credit Image: © Wang Shen/Xinhua via ZUMA Press)