Hong Kong, Sept. 12 -- A Hong Kong artist has once again been sentenced to a suspended jail term after admitting to painting graffiti featuring the Chinese characters for "freedom" combined with dollar signs.

According to Hong Kong Free Press, the artist, Chan King-fai, represented himself in court and pleaded guilty to four counts of criminal damage at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on Friday.

According to Hong Kong Free Press, the charges stemmed from incidents in Kwai Chung and Sha Tin in 2023, where Chan sprayed the symbolic graffiti. Magistrate Andy Cheng noted that the latest case closely resembled an earlier one handled in June, when Chan admitted to 12 counts of criminal damage in Central and Sheung Wan.

For those offence...