Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil trio to be sentenced Friday
HKFP · 1 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Three former Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists convicted under the national security law are scheduled to be sentenced on Friday at West Kowloon Law Courts Building. Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho each face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison after subversion-related convictions tied to the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China
Key Points
- The Judiciary’s court schedule shows Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho will appear for sentencing on Friday at West Kowloon Law Courts Building
- All three were former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance, which organised annual Tiananmen vigils in Victoria Park until the events were banned in 2020 and 2021
- Chow and former lawmaker Lee pleaded not guilty to inciting subversion, stood trial earlier this year, and were found guilty last month
- The judges said Chow and Lee had “all along been hostile” to the Chinese Communist Party and the central government under its leadership
- Ho, also a former lawmaker, pleaded guilty in January and was remanded in March 2023 after a magistrate ruled he had breached bail conditions
Why It Matters
The sentencing will mark another major national security case involving figures linked to Hong Kong’s once-annual June 4 commemorations and the organisation that ran them. It also comes after the Hong Kong Alliance disbanded in September 2021 and was itself convicted alongside Chow and Lee last month