'Spiderman' sentenced to jail in Hong Kong

However, Matthew Pearce, 30, was released on bail pending an appeal against the conviction, his lawyer Michael Vidler said.

The court convicted Pearce last week of causing a public nuisance when he scaled a giant street-side video screen on a downtown building in June last year dressed as the comic-book super hero.

The stunt was staged to draw attention to commemorations of the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen pro-democracy crackdown in Beijing.

Fire engines, police and other emergency staff were rushed to the scene bringing parts of the city to a gridlock.