Summary

Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal overturned the convictions of three pro-democracy activists who had been jailed for refusing to provide information about their organization to national security police.

Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan, and Tsui Hon-kwong—members of the Hong Kong Alliance that held annual Tiananmen Square massacre vigils—had already served their 4.5-month sentences from 2023.

The judges ruled that government prosecutors had “redacted key facts” which “deprived the appellants of a fair trial.”

This represents a rare victory for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, which has seen numerous activists jailed under national security laws.