HONG KONG: The first minors convicted under Hong Kong's national security law were on Saturday sentenced to detention in a training center by a judge who said their calls to overthrow China's government must be met with deterrence.
A 16-year-old girl and three 17-year-olds were members of a little-known pro-independence group that called itself "Returning Valiant" and promoted a violent uprising against China at street booths and on social media last year, the court heard.
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