Three Hong Kong Alliance members, including prominent pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung, face up to six months in jail
During the trial that only kicked off late last year – more than a year after the defendants were arrested – the alliance was accused of being a “foreign agent” for an unnamed group, after allegedly receiving HK$20,000 .
“The existence of an independent organisation like us that can check power, is essential to the security of a nation, not a threat,” she told the court. “Foreign agent is a new concept in Hong Kong without any legal precedent,” Law said. “Some agents are even hidden, so a comprehensive searching and screening exercise is necessary.”
Chow has already served two other prison terms for unlawful assembly linked to her involvement in organising Tiananmen commemoration events, but she still faces a separate, graver charge of subverting state power through the alliance.
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