Key facts
- Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were convicted of inciting subversion.
- The convictions are related to their organization of Tiananmen Square vigils.
- The verdict was delivered by a Hong Kong court under the national security law.
A Hong Kong court has convicted two former organizers of the annual Tiananmen Square vigil of inciting subversion. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were found guilty under the city's national security law for their roles in organizing the banned gatherings.
The verdict marks another step in the crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong since the imposition of the national security law in 2020.