A deceased Hong Kong activist funded a trip for radical protesters to receive “military training” in Taiwan during the 2019 pro-democracy demonstrations and unrest, a court has heard. Prosecution witness Eddie Pang, who has been testifying in the city’s first-ever trial under a UN anti-terrorism act, told the High Court on Monday that Edward Lau had paid for seven protesters to visit Taichung in September 2019, where they were trained by a veteran Taiwanese soldier on military tactics and firing weapons. Lau, an activist known for his role in 2014 pro-democracy Umbrella Movement, reportedly di…
