[UPDATED] Hong Kong Tiananmen activists found guilty of inciting subversion

A Hong Kong court has convicted two activists, Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, of inciting subversion for organizing annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown in China. According to prosecutors, the two allegedly encouraged others to engage in unlawful activities aimed at subverting the state power, which could result in a maximum sentence of 10 years in jail.

Both defendants face sentencing later. The case stems from their role as leaders of the defunct Hong Kong Alliance, which organized the vigils in Victoria Park. Public remembrance of the Tiananmen events has been banned since Beijing imposed a national security law on Hong Kong in 2020. One of the defendants, Albert Ho, had already pleaded guilty in January.