Former vice-chairperson of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, Chow Hang-tung, has been sentenced to 7 years and 3 months in prison for “inciting others to subvert state power.” On October 5th, she has appealed the conviction and sentence to the Hong Kong High Court.
According to a report by Hong Kong’s Ming Pao on October 7th, the court has not yet scheduled a hearing for this appeal case.
The Alliance, formally known as the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, was dissolved by a vote on September 25, 2021, marking the end of its 32-year history. However, the legal proceedings involving its core members have not ceased following the dissolution of the organization.
As previously reported, former chairman Lee Cheuk-yan and vice-chairmen Albert Ho and Chow Hang-tung were charged with inciting others to organize, plan, implement, or participate in acts aimed at subverting state power by illegal means in Hong Kong between July 1, 2020, and September 8, 2021, in violation of Article 23 of the Hong Kong National Security Law.
On September 11th this year, the Hong Kong High Court ruled on this case, finding all three individuals and the Alliance guilty. Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan, and Albert Ho were sentenced to 7 years and 3 months, 7 years, and 5 years and 2 months in prison respectively, while the disbanded Alliance was fined HK$1.5 million.