Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists to be sentenced on Friday, facing max. penalty of 10 years’ jail
Three Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists convicted under the national security law will be sentenced this Friday, with each of them facing maximum penalties of 10 years behind bars. Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho will appear at the West Kowloon Law Courts Building, according to the Judiciary’s court schedule. The trio are former […]
Three Hong Kong activists convicted under the national security law will face sentencing on Friday, each potentially receiving a maximum 10-year prison sentence. Former Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China leaders Albert Ho, Lee Cheuk-yan, and Chow Hang-tung will appear in the West Kowloon Law Courts Building.
The trio were found guilty of inciting subversion for their annual Tiananmen vigil protests, which were banned due to Covid-19 in 2020 and 2021. Chow and Lee, a former lawmaker, pleaded not guilty, while Ho pleaded guilty at the start of the trial in January. He was initially released on bail but was rearrested in March 2023 for violating bail conditions.
The Hong Kong Alliance disbanded in September 2021 after the national security law was enacted, and the group, along with Chow and Lee, were convicted last month.
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