2019 protests articles
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Leader of 2019 radical protest group was alone in insistence on killing police, court hears at terrorism trial
The leader of Hong Kong radical protest group “Dragon Slayers” – allegedly behind a thwarted bomb plot during the 2019 demonstrations – was the only one in his team that was insisting on killing police officers, a court has heard. Prosecution witness Wong Chun-keung continued to testify against his former team members at the High […]
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Jimmy Lai gave company to Hong Kong activist during 2019 protests as ‘reward,’ witness tells national security trial
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai transferred one of his private companies to an activist engaged in international lobbying during the 2019 protests as “a reward for his service,” a prosecution witness has said in the mogul’s national security trial. Royston Chow, a former executive of Apple Daily’s parent company Next Digital, began his testimony […]
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2019 protests: Hong Kong court to hear appeal against Democratic Party chair’s unlawful assembly acquittal in Nov
The Court of Appeal will hear an appeal by the Department of Justice (DoJ) in November, as they challenge an earlier decision to clear Democratic Party Lo Kin-hei of an unlawful assembly charge linked to the 2019 protests and unrest. According to the court diary, the case will be heard on November 20, with proceedings […]