Forty-seven Hong Kong democrats were charged by the police with “conspiracy to subvert state power” for their participation in the Legislative Council primary election last year, including Tai Yiu-ting, Au Nok-hin, Chiu Ka-yin and others. Hundreds of people responded to the appeal, dressed in black and holding banners to show their solidarity. The police arranged a large number of police officers and police vehicles to stand guard near the scene, some young people in black clothes were stopped and checked.
The Deputy Director of the European Union Office in Hong Kong, Charles Whiteley, was also present, and expressed his concern about the case, and the representative in Hong Kong will continue to pay attention.
Reporters arrived at 9:00 a.m., near the court has been filled with at least 300 people and the media. Many people are holding banners, protesting against the government’s political repression, demanding the “release of political prisoners”, while others are following the example of the Burmese protest by raising three fingers to express their concern for democracy. Outside the court, hundreds of people are waiting in line to enter, the line was once more than 100 meters long.
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