WAITING FOR VERDICT. Police officers stand guard outside West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts after former leaders of a disbanded group that organized annual Tiananmen Square vigils were found guilty of inciting subversion of state power over calls to end one-party rule, in Hong Kong, China, August 21, 2026.
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Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, are charged with 'inciting subversion of state power' that carries punishment of up to 10 years in jail under a China-imposed National Security Law
Hong Kong's High Court convicted former leaders of a disbanded group for inciting subversion under the National Security Law for organizing Tiananmen Square vigils.
Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were found guilty for using phrases that challenged the Chinese Communist Party, which the court deemed a breach of the NSL.
