Hong Kong convicts Tiananmen vigil activists of inciting subversion
A Correctional Services Department vehicle arrives at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo)
A Hong Kong court convicted two activists who organized annual vigils marking China’s deadly Tiananmen crackdown of “incitement to subversion” on Aug. 21, with rights groups condemning the silencing of free speech.
Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, “incited other persons to organize, plan, commit or participate in acts by unlawful means with a view to subverting the state power,” said a press summary of the ruling.
The three-judge panel said they found both defendants had committed acts that constituted “overthrowing or undermining the basic system established by the Constitution” of China.
