HK court jails two Tiananmen vigil group leaders for seven years, a third for five years

Published on 11 Sep 2026 7:35:36 PM

A Hong Kong court sentenced two pro-democracy activists to seven years in prison on Friday (Sept 11) after they were convicted for inciting subversion, with judges highlighting their use of the phrase "end one-party dictatorship" in their political activities.

Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, were part of a group that organised annual vigils marking Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.

Another former chairman of the group, Albert Ho, 74, pleaded guilty in January. He was sentenced to five years and two months in jail.

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