The stated goal of leaders of the now-disbanded group behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen vigil to end one-party rule was an “empty slogan”, and they never incited anyone to overthrow the Chinese government, their defence lawyer has told judges.The court heard on Friday that the China" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="16309" data-entity-type="organization">Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, its former chairman Lee Cheuk-yan, former vice-chairman Albert Ho Chun-yan and former vice-chairwoman Chow Hang-tung were merely expressing their belief in the pursuit of freedom and democracy by advocating an end to “one-party dictatorship” in mainland China.Last week, Lee, 68, and Chow, 41, were convicted of inciting public hatred towards the Communist Party, while 74-year-old Ho earlier pleaded guilty to the same charge.
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FRI · 2026-08-28 · 08:39 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0828-106806
NSR-2026-0828-106806News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
Goal of Tiananmen vigil group an ‘empty slogan’, not actual plan: defence lawyer
A defense lawyer argued in court that the stated goal of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China to end one-party rule was merely an "empty slogan" and not an actual plan. The lawyer told judges that the group's leaders, including former chairman Lee Cheuk-yan and former vice-chairwoman Chow Hang-tung, never incited anyone to overthrow the Chinese government.
Fiona ChowSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-28 · 08:39 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A defense lawyer argued in court that the stated goal of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China to end one-party rule was merely an "empty slogan" and not an actual plan. The lawyer told judges that the group's leaders, including former chairman Lee Cheuk-yan and former vice-chairwoman Chow Hang-tung, never incited anyone to overthrow the Chinese government. The court heard that the defendants were expressing their belief in freedom and democracy by advocating an end to "one-party dictatorship" in mainland China. Lee and Chow were convicted last week of inciting public hatred towards the Communist Party, while Albert Ho had previously pleaded guilty to the same charge.
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Former chairman Lee Cheuk-yan and former vice-chairwoman Chow Hang-tung were convicted of inciting public hatred towards the Communist Party.
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The leaders never incited anyone to overthrow the Chinese government.
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The stated goal of leaders of the group behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen vigil to end one-party rule was an “empty slogan”.
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The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China were advocating an end to “one-party dictatorship” in mainland China.
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one-party rule
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hong kong alliance
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communist party
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freedom and democracy
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overthrow chinese government
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defence lawyer
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