Quinn Moon was one of the 12 Hongkongers caught by mainland Chinese authorities in August 2020, when they boarded a Taiwan-bound speedboat. She served a two-year jail term in Guangdong Province and has been detained in Hong Kong since her return in August 2022.
Quinn Moon, 37, appeared at District Court on Tuesday morning. She pleaded guilty to all three charges earlier this month.
Handing down the sentence, judge Stanley Chan said he believed the defendant regretted her actions. But Moon had allowed her boyfriend to keep a pipe bomb in her home and experimented with making an explosive device with the intention of using it in a riot, Chan said.
Regarding the perverting the course justice charge, which related to her attempt to flee Hong Kong for Taiwan in 2020, Chan said Moon had played a role in planning the escape for herself and 11 others.
Moon was sentenced to 43 months for the explosives charges and 18 months for perverting justice. Chan ordered the sentences to be served separately as the two cases were “very different” in terms of the nature of the offences and when they were carried out.
Supporters in the public gallery chanted “take care” as Moon was led out of the courtroom by corrections officers.
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