Hong Kong artiste Jordan Chan can be fined or jailed up to 6 months jail for posting an image of his ballot paper for the island state’s district council elections on social media.
The pro-China artiste had posted a picture of ballot paper on his Weibo with caption “#Be an upright Hong Kong citizen” and “#Keep it up Hong Kong.” according to Hong Kong daily Ming Pao.
The picture was removed 30 mins later and was replaced with another picture with another caption “#I have done my duty as a Hong Kong citizen.”
Canto Pop star #JordanChan #陳小春 had publicly posted photo in the polling station. This is against the law as an elector. #HKDCElection #佢真係吾識架喎😂😅 https://t.co/pKjD4mLPJH
— haileykh (@haileykh3) November 24, 2019
Screenshots of his now-deleted Weibo posting, have been circulating on other social media platforms with many criticising him and calling for action to be taken against him.
Under the Electoral Affairs Commission (Electoral Procedure) (District Council) Regulation, those who take film, photo, audio or video on election day can be fined and jailed up six months.
That’s the risks of posting impulsively on social media. Remember that you may very well have to accept the consequences of your actions!
Source : Malay Mail