Two Ex-lawmakers Plead Guilty Over Illegal Rally

"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("

Related News Programmes

"); });

2021-02-16 HKT 12:14

Share this story

facebook

  • Two ex-lawmakers plead guilty over illegal rally

Former lawmakers Au Nok-hin and Leung Yiu-chung on Tuesday pleaded guilty to protest-related charges over an anti-government demonstration on August 18, 2019.

They were among nine pro-democracy figures charged with organising and joining an unauthorised assembly.

The District Court heard that Au, a deputy convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front, had, along with others, led a march from Victoria Park to Chater Road without police approval.

Au admitted to organising and taking part in an unauthorised assembly.

Leung pleaded guilty to joining the assembly.

The other charge he faced, organising an unauthorised assembly, was left on court file and will not be dealt with until the court approves.

Au and Leung were released on bail ahead of their sentencing on March 22.

The other defendants – Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee, Margaret Ng, Lee Cheuk-yan, Cyd Ho, Leung Kwok-hung and Albert Ho – pleaded not guilty to both charges.

Senior counsel Lawrence Lok, representing Martin Lee and Albert Ho, told the court that he will submit a 12-page expert report relating to police operational matters including crowd management, which he said was expected to arrive later on Tuesday.

The judge said this was the first time she'd learnt that the defence would submit the report, and the prosecution said it will have to read it first before the trial opens.

The hearing has been adjourned to Wednesday morning.

______________________________



Last updated: 2021-02-16 HKT 13:28

RECENT NEWS

Ping An P&C And FAW Hongqi Launch Hongqi Intelligent Driving Protection Services

Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Company of China (Ping An P&C), a subsidiary of Ping An Insurance, has pa... Read more

HKSTP European Innovation Mixer Tour Nurtures Global Ties For Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), led by CEO Albert Wong, conducted the HKSTP European In... Read more

The Full List Of Fintech Unicorns In Hong Kong (2025)

Hong Kong’s fintech landscape has evolved into a dynamic force in Asia, driven by regulatory innovation, technologica... Read more

HKSTPs EPIC 2025 Competition Returns, Doubling Investment Pool To US$100M

The 9th edition of the Elevator Pitch International Competition, also known as the EPIC 2025 competition, officially op... Read more

RedotPay Secures $40 Million Series A Funding, To Advance Global Crypto Payment Solutions

RedotPay secures $40 million Series A funding, marking a major milestone for the crypto payment platform. The announcem... Read more

BOOM Hits $2 Billion In AUM, Reinvesting Into Crypto And Tokenised Securities

BOOM, a Hong Kong-based online investing platform for high-net-worth individuals, announced on 12 March 2025 that it ex... Read more