A closely watched national security trial involving former members of a now-disbanded group organising Tiananmen Square candlelight vigils began on Thursday, marking another major test of the Beijing-imposed law that has reshaped political life in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong democracy advocates Lee Cheuk-yan, 68, Albert Ho, 74, and Chow Hang-tung, 40, all former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, are accused of “inciting subversion of state power”.