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Nearly 1,800 Hong Kong Youths Join Project PATH for Rehabilitation

4/16/2026

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Nearly 1,800 youths in Hong Kong convicted of protest and national security offences have joined Project PATH.
The programme accounts for 99% of those convicted for 2019 unrest, up from 63% in 2021.
As of February, 1,768 inmates had engaged in Project PATH.
Apollonia Liu Lee Ho-kei, the permanent secretary for security, said Project PATH shows satisfactory results and that participants engage in activities to deepen understanding of Chinese culture.

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Nearly 1,800 youths in Hong Kong convicted of protest and national security offences have joined Project PATH.
The programme accounts for 99% of those convicted for 2019 unrest, up from 63% in 2021.
As of February, 1,768 inmates had engaged in Project PATH.
Apollonia Liu Lee Ho-kei, the permanent secretary for security, said Project PATH shows satisfactory results and that participants engage in activities to deepen understanding of Chinese culture.