Former governor spoke after appeal court upheld convictions of seven pro-democracy activists over 2019 protestChris Patten, the former governor of Hong Kong, has decried as “unjust” a decision by the Chinese city’s top court to uphold the conviction of Jimmy Lai and other prominent pro-democracy activists for participating in a peaceful protest in 2019.On Monday, Hong Kong’s court of final appeal unanimously agreed to uphold the convictions of seven activists who participated in an unauthorised 2019 protest in which 1.7 million people – roughly a quarter of Hong Kong’s population – took to the streets to oppose Beijing’s tightening grip on the city. Continue reading…
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Author : Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent
Publish date : 2024-08-12 14:53:49
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Conviction of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai ‘unjust’, says Chris Patten
