US EditionHong Kong court rejects Tiananmen vigil organizer’s bid to quash indictment
The case targets three former vigil leaders charged under Hong Kong's 2020 national security law, with a trial scheduled for Jan. 22 and a panel opinion due in January.
- On November 03, 2025, Hong Kong's High Court rejected Chow Hang-tung's application to terminate a subversion trial, with a government-approved three-judge panel advancing the landmark national security case.
- Amid rising pressure, the Alliance voted to disband in 2021, with Chow and two other leaders charged under the Beijing-imposed national security law enacted in 2020 for acts between July 1, 2020, and Sept 8, 2021.
- Prosecutor Ned Lai told the court that `unlawful means` targets acts breaching China’s Constitution to end one-party rule, while Chow said the indictment timeframe of July 1, 2020 to Sept 8, 2021 made charges vague and a `catch-all` offence.
- Judge Alex Lee said the panel will issue an opinion in January ahead of the trial date Jan. 22, with Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan pleading not guilty and Albert Ho changing to guilty.
- Rights groups say the trial fits a wider pattern as the Tiananmen vigil, once the only large-scale public commemoration in China, was banned in 2020 and the park now hosts a carnival on anniversaries, while Amnesty International said authorities are `weaponizing` national security to suppress expression.
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AlKhaleej TodayHong Kong court denies pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung’s bid to end Tiananmen vigil subversion trial
HONG KONG, Nov 3 — Hong Kong’s High Court rejected an application today by pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung to terminate a subversion trial involving herself and a group that once organised commemorations of the Tiananmen crackdown.Chow, 40, the former vice-chair of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, and two other former leaders, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho, face up to life imprisonme…
Hong Kong court rejects Tiananmen activist Chow Hang-tung’s bid to have subversion charge quashed
A HK court has rejected an application by Tiananmen activist Chow Hang-tung to have the subversion charge against her quashed, saying prosecutors have adequately specified the allegations to ensure a fair trial.
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The Straits TimesHong Kong court rejects bid to terminate trial against Tiananmen vigil group
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's High Court rejected an application on Monday (Nov 3) by pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung to terminate a subversion trial involving herself and a group that once organised commemorations of the Tiananmen crackdown.Chow, 40, the former vice-chair of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Allian
The Hong Kong Alliance's "sedition against national authority" case is scheduled for trial in January next year. The West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts (acting as the Supreme Court) heard Zou Xingtong's application to withdraw the charges on November 3. On November 2, Hong Kong groups in Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary, Canada, held rallies for "justice and freedom," calling on the international community to pay attention to the situation of forme…
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