‘Hong Kong 47’ trial: first verdicts due after national

Sixteen of the 47 pro-democracy campaigners have denied charges of subversion for organising pre-election primaries in landmark case

Judges in Hong Kong are set to start delivering verdicts on Thursday in the territory’s largest national security prosecution yet, with 16 of the “Hong Kong 47” pro-democracy campaigners awaiting their fate in a landmark case.

The 16 have pleaded not guilty to charges of subversion for organising pre-election primaries, and are among the cohort who were detained in mass dawn raids by national security police in January 2021.