Hong Kong top court reinstates Tiananmen activist's conviction

Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 25, 2024

Hong Kong's apex court on Thursday reinstated a prominent activist's conviction for inciting the public to join an unauthorised assembly three years ago when police banned the commemoration of Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Activist Chow Hang-tung is a former leader of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance, which had organised an annual candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to mourn the