Hong Kong Cardinal Zen and 4 other activists to challenge conviction over 2019 protester relief fund
Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen and four other pro-democracy activists are set to appeal their convictions linked to a defunct fund that supported protesters during the unrest in 2019. The legal challenge was launched by Cardinal Zen, barrister Margaret Ng, former lawmaker Cyd Ho, scholar Hui Po-keung and singer-activist Denise Ho, who were trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Fund. Their appeal will be heard at the High Court on January 8, 2025, the Judiciary’s website showed. It is estimated to last for three days. The pro-democracy figures were found guilty in November 2022 of not registering the...