2 anti-China activists have case to answer in subversion trial, court rules

South China Morning PostEN 1 min read 100% complete by Brian WongMarch 13, 2026 at 08:16 AM

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Two former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance, Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, have a case to answer in their subversion trial, a Hong Kong court ruled on Friday. The judges determined that evidence supported allegations that the activists incited others to overthrow the Chinese Communist Party leadership. The prosecution argued that Lee and Chow, as leaders of the now-disbanded alliance, promoted ending "one-party dictatorship" from July 2020 to September 2021, violating the Beijing-decreed national security law. The ruling follows three days of oral arguments regarding the strength of the prosecution's evidence. The court rejected the prosecution's claim that the party's leadership could not be changed under the Chinese constitution.

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