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  "id": 5274165,
  "title": "Hong Kong court upholds convictions of Cardinal Joseph Zen, trustees of 2019 protester relief fund",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/hong-kong-court-upholds-convictions-of-cardinal-joseph-zen-trustees",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T07:38:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/03/hong-kong-court-upholds-convictions-of-cardinal-joseph-zen-trustees-of-2019-protester-relief-fund/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Hong Kong court has upheld the convictions of Cardinal Joseph Zen and four other pro-democracy figures over failing to properly register their now-defunct relief fund that supported protesters during the 2019 unrest. The Court of Appeal dismissed their appeal, ruling that the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund was indeed a society and required registration. The five, including Cardinal Zen, scholar Hui Po-keung, barrister Margaret Ng, former lawmaker Cyd Ho, and singer-activist Denise Ho, launched the appeal, arguing that the ruling would infringe upon the freedom of association. They were fined HK$4,000 each in November 2022 for not registering the fund as a society under Hong Kong's Societies Ordinance. The case highlights the impact of the Societies Ordinance on civil society groups in Hong Kong.",
  "summary": "A Hong Kong court has upheld the convictions of Cardinal Joseph Zen and four other appellants over failing to properly register their now-defunct fund that supported protesters during the 2019 protests and unrest. The Court of Appeal on Thursday dismissed the bid by Cardinal Zen, barrister Margaret Ng, former lawmaker Cyd Ho, scholar Hui Po-keung, […]",
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        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "Hong Kong court upholds convictions of Cardinal Joseph Zen, trustees of 2019 protester relief fund",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/hong-kong-court-upholds-convictions-of-cardinal-joseph-zen-trustees-5275152",
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