Summary
Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal overturned the convictions of three pro-democracy activists who had been jailed for refusing to provide information about their organization to national security police.
Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan, and Tsui Hon-kwong—members of the Hong Kong Alliance that held annual Tiananmen Square massacre vigils—had already served their 4.5-month sentences from 2023.
The judges ruled that government prosecutors had “redacted key facts” which “deprived the appellants of a fair trial.”
This represents a rare victory for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, which has seen numerous activists jailed under national security laws.
No, mainland China isn’t going into democracy. The court ruling is only relating to Hong Kong because they have a separate system from mainland China. “One country, two system” is the slogan before HK is returned to China.