After sharing his life in prison in a video, Zhou Ting Channel suddenly became a “Class A offender” and was transferred to a high-security correctional facility.

The former member of the Hong Kong House of Representatives, Chow Ting, who was sentenced to 10 months in prison for the siege of the police headquarters on June 21 last year, has been imprisoned in the low and medium security Lo Wu Correctional Institution, Hong Kong’s Apple Daily quoted news on Thursday (31) that Chow Ting has been “upgraded” to a Category A prisoner (Cat A) and transferred to the high security Tai Lam Correctional Institution for Women to continue serving his sentence.

Former legislator Shao Jiazhen, who has been concerned about prisoners’ rights, said the classification of prisoners is usually linked to the length of their sentences and crimes, and that Category A prisoners are generally guilty of murder, drug trafficking and other serious crimes. He said it was unclear that Chow Ting was still classified as a “Class A offender” when his sentence was only 10 months.

He said that Category A inmates are placed in solitary confinement and under “intensive care” and are accompanied by two correctional officers when they walk around anywhere in the prison.

In a recent video released by Chow Ting’s video channel, Southern District Councilor Yuen Ka Wai is seen visiting the prison on Christmas Day with books, picture books and feminine products. Chow Ting said that she felt very cold in the prison and needed to wear seven shirts to keep warm. She also shared that she could enroll in cake classes at the prison and was assigned to the laundry room.