Bomb Thugs' Twisted Minds: A Clear Danger to Society

Don't brush off the real threat from these bomb-planting thugs just because their plots fizzled out. Recent court convictions lay bare their intent to unleash chaos on Hong Kong, backed by hard evidence from police seizures and expert testimony. This matters because it exposes how their actions, rooted in the 2019 riots, nearly tore the city apart.

In the 2020 Caritas Medical Centre, Lo Wu Control Point, and Tseung Kwan O bomb cases, eight individuals faced charges. A jury convicted the lead defendant, Ho Cheuk-wai, along with Lee Ka-pan and Cheung Ka-chun, on conspiracy to endanger life or cause serious property damage. On October 27, the High Court handed down sentences that hit hard.

Judge Chan Chung-hang called this one of the gravest offenses on record, with no room for leniency. He slammed Ho Cheuk-wai with 18 years behind bars, while Lee Ka-pan and Cheung Ka-chun each got 16 years and 8 months. In his ruling, Chan made it clear: these three waged war on society, endangering everyone from civilians to officers. The punishment sends a stark message of society's rejection of such terror.

Chan drove the point home on the Tseung Kwan O bomb case at Sheung Tak Estate—it was built to kill, packing enough punch to do real harm. Police raided flats in Hung Cheong Court, Mong Kok, unit 503 and room 108, hauling out heaps of explosives like the potent TATP. Cheung Ka-chun even jetted off to Taiwan with a protester named Rachel to learn bomb-making, mirroring the Dragon-slaying case defendants' training there. All this evidence convinced Chan these plotters posed a massive risk, demanding the heaviest sentences to protect Hong Kong's stability.

Key Reflections on the Case

A few hard truths from this verdict demand our attention, drawn straight from the court's findings and police reports.

First, no big body count doesn't make it any less deadly.

Look at this hospital and checkpoint plot, or the wrapped-up Dragon-slaying case: both times, thugs aimed high-powered bombs at packed spots for political kicks. Hong Kong police cracked them early, dodging disaster—but that luck shouldn't fool anyone into thinking the threats were minor. These weren't firecrackers; they used volatile stuff like TATP that could've levelled crowds if it blew.

Take the Tseung Kwan O plan: defendants rigged a bomb by the Chow Tsz-lok altar outside Sheung Tak Estate's car park, stuffed with 20 kilos of flash powder. Experts called its blast "immense power—no survivors nearby." They timed it for the time cops touched the tombstone, spelling out their murder plot against officers, as confirmed in court testimony.

Chan quoted Judge Lee Wan-teng from a linked case, stressing how planting bombs injures people, fuels unrest, and erodes Hong Kong's rule of law. Sentences here pack a deterrent punch, treating these as top-tier threats to deter copycats and uphold security.

Rejecting Violence's Glamor

Second, we can't dress up these crimes as heroic.

The judge pulled from Ho Cheuk-wai's correctional report: his smarts checked out, but he spun a heroic tale of sheltering protesters—a puffed-up excuse for his thuggery. He claimed violence came from "protecting youth," dodging any real regret or respect for the law, as the report detailed.

Bombing to take out cops? That's straight-up terror. Yet Benny Tai's old "civil disobedience for justice" line painted it as noble. Ho led kids into bomb-making, calling it care—really, he dragged them into crime's pit. A blast would've shredded innocents, mocking that whole theory. Law-breaking doesn't deliver justice; it sparks bloodshed. Glorifying it invites carnage, as history from 2019 shows.

Third, the bench gave zero breaks to anyone tied to this mess.

Eight defendants total, but only three nailed by the jury. Some cleared ones sought court costs, but Chan shut them down—their group chat involvement screamed suspicion. Even acquittals under the jury got no kid gloves, as the costs denial proves. It spotlights the courts' ironclad intolerance for bomb terror, from Dragon-slaying to this case, hammering home severe justice for attackers.

Around the 2019 black riots, a crew of bomb thugs surfaced, screaming severe antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). The American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5 nails it: a lifelong pattern of trampling others' rights, kicking off by age 15 and rolling into adulthood, as diagnosed through clinical criteria.

Matching the Profile

To tag ASPD, you need several markers—and these bomb-plotters hit many, per DSM-5 standards.

They flout social rules: constant arrests from bomb runs, like deploying attacks across sites.

Deceit runs deep: lying for kicks or gain, as Ho did by framing his schemes as youth protection—pure smoke screen.

Impulsivity derails them: no meticulous planning, which let cops bust the operation early.

Aggression and recklessness: zero care for bystanders, like planting a killer bomb on a Lo Wu train and pretending it was just a blockade—endangering riders' lives big time.

Irresponsibility defines them: blowing off any social duties, with adults roping kids into terror, blind to the fallout.

No remorse at all: feeling indifferent of hurting others; shrugging off harm or twisting it, like these adults who never owned up.

Deterrence Demanded

These aren't freedom fighters—they're ASPD cases, twisted and dangerous. Courts must hammer them hard, or more will follow, threatening Hong Kong's hard-won peace.

Lo Wing-hung

Bastille Commentary

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In a series of blistering statements,The Hong Kong Office for Safeguarding National Security (OSNS) has drawn a red line in the sand for anyone trying to weaponize the city’s recent misfortunes. The message is crystal clear and ominous: If you use disaster to sow chaos in Hong Kong, they will hunt you down—no matter where on Earth you try to hide.

On December 3, an OSNS spokesperson doubled down. While the HKSAR government and local citizens were racing to save lives following the tragedy at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, a shadow game was already in play. The office accuses a "small group of external hostile forces" of looting a burning house. Under the guise of petitioning for the people, these actors are dusting off the old playbooks from the "extradition bill protests". They are activating agents, sabotaging relief efforts, and desperately trying to reignite the "Black Riots" memories. The verdict? Their actions are despicable enough to be universally condemned.

To drive the point home, the OSNS fired off three consecutive warning shots to overseas antagonists and anti-China disruptors:

First, we solemnly warn hostile foreign forces and anti-China disrupters that their actions of creating chaos and disorder in Hong Kong are intolerable.

Second, we solemnly warn hostile foreign forces and anti-China disrupters that their actions of adding fuel to the fire will inevitably bring disastrous consequences to themselves.

Third, we solemnly warn hostile foreign forces and anti-China disrupters that the long arm of the law will catch up with them.

The OSNS is keeping receipts. Every word and every action used to disrupt Hong Kong goes on the permanent record, and culprits will be pursued for life. "Anyone who breaks the law," the office warns, there is no sanctuary. Whether you are hiding across the ocean or taking refuge in Taiwan, severe legal punishment is inevitable.

Why is the OSNS speaking up now? Read between the lines, and you see three strategic pivots.

First, this isn’t hypothetical; they believe the foreign interference is already happening. Second, the crosshairs are locked on external forces, with a pointed finger specifically at those hiding in Taiwan. And third, it’s a preemptive strike against anyone overseas dreaming of stirring up another color revolution. The warning is blunt: Distance is not a defense.

Opportunists, Grifters, and Organized Lies

Take a look at the chatter exploding across the internet, and the opposing voices generally fall into distinct camps.

First, you have the fair critics. There is plenty of commentary that, while critical of the SAR government, remains objective. These observers stick to the facts disclosed by official investigations rather than drifting into malicious fantasy. This is a natural, human reaction to a "disaster of the century." And the smart money says the SAR government will take this advice to heart and improve.

Then come the fame vampires. When disaster struck, the opportunists came out of the woodwork. Look at "internet celebrity" Kenny, arrested on December 3 after cursing the Tai Po fire victims online for having "heavy sins." It was a blatant, tasteless grab for traffic, and it landed him in handcuffs for sedition. Then there are the exiled influencers abroad, wantonly bashing the SAR government while coincidentally begging people to subscribe to their Patreon accounts. The hustle is obvious: They are monetizing misery to please their financiers.

Finally, there is the organized sedition. Beyond the grifters, we are seeing waves of calculated propaganda. These aren't just complaints; they are fabrications designed to smear the SAR government and attack the Central system. Rumor mills are churning out wild stories linking material suppliers to the families of Central leaders—plots that are total fiction. It’s as if they believe overthrowing the Central government provides immunity from fire physics. Do massive fires not happen in Western democracies? The logic is broken, but in the heat of a disaster, it’s a potent recipe for inciting public rage.

Sniper Attacks From The Shadows

The temperature on these seditious campaigns was rising fast until the Police National Security Department stepped in. Once they acted, the local noise quieted down—but the overseas attacks only intensified. It raises a suspicious question: Is there a coordinated machine working behind the scenes to sustain sniper attacks against the SAR government? The narrative is set in stone: Whatever the government does is wrong. Before a single investigator has arrived on the scene, the instigators are already screaming for heads to roll.

Here is the bottom line. The OSNS isn’t pointing fingers at external forces for sport; they are firing warning shots because they see the smoke rising. We need to be sharper than ever. Don't let external opposing forces play you for a fool, twisting a tragic fire into a tool for subverting the local government—or even the Central government itself.

Lo Wing-hung