612 Humanitarian Relief Fund

The 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund was a now-defunct organization in Hong Kong established to provide financial assistance for legal defense and humanitarian aid to individuals involved in the 2019 anti-government protests. Prominent figures associated with the fund included Cardinal Joseph Zen, former lawmaker Cyd Ho, barrister Margaret Ng, singer Denise Ho, and scholar Hui Po-keung. The organization has recently gained renewed attention as Hong Kong courts have upheld the convictions of Cardinal Zen and four other activists. They were found guilty of failing to register the fund as a "society" under Hong Kong law, a charge they contested. The Court of Appeal affirmed a magistrate's decision that the fund met the legal definition of a society, leading to the dismissal of their appeal. This development underscores the ongoing legal scrutiny and consequences faced by individuals associated with the 2019 protest movement and the organizations that supported it.