Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy figures Martin Lee, Margaret Ng, Jimmy Lai, Albert Ho, Lee Cheuk-yan, “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung and Cyd Ho have lost an appeal to overturn their convictions for knowingly taking part in an unauthorised assembly on August 18, 2019. The Court of Final Appeal delivered its verdict on Monday, after hearing the appeal in June. A panel of judges unanimously rejected the democrats’ argument that their conviction was disproportionate to the protection of their basic human rights. “The defendants’ proposition is unsustainable. It is contrary to all established princi…
