Hong Kong convicts two Tiananmen vigil activists of inciting subversion

Two pro-democracy activists who organised annual vigils to mark Beijing's 1989 deadly Tiananmen crackdown were on Friday convicted of inciting subversion by a Hong Kong court. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were leaders of the now-defunct Hong...

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Hong Kong convicts two Tiananmen vigil activists of inciting subversion

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