Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organiser, former leaders guilty of inciting subversion

Three former leaders of an alliance responsible for Hong Kong's annual Tiananmen Square vigil were found guilty of inciting subversion under the national security law. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China was convicted of advocating an end to "one-party dictatorship" in mainland China, which the court ruled breached the country's constitution.

The three - former alliance chairman Lee Cheuk-yan, former vice-chairwoman Chow Hang-tung, and former vice-chairman Albert Ho Chun-yan - were condemned for inciting public hatred towards the party and inciting supporters to take action to overthrow the ruling party. The judges also noted that the defendants had refused to abandon their resistance line and were intent on undermining the party's rule.

The alliance's five operational objectives included vindicating the 1989 protest movement and building a democratic China. The defendants were remanded in custody for nearly five years. The verdict has been met with harsh criticism from Beijing, which deemed the defendants responsible for severely undermining the city's fundamental interests and endangering the state's constitutional order.