

“These convictions merely underline the pattern of the Hong Kong authorities’ extreme efforts to exploit the law to press multiple trumped-up charges against prominent activists," he said.

“The Hong Kong government has once again flouted international law by convicting activists simply for their involvement in a peaceful, socially distanced vigil for those killed by Chinese troops on 4 June 1989," said rights group Amnesty International’s deputy secretary general Kyle Ward in a statement. Thousands of dams have not been inspected in over 20 years. 9, for their roles in last year's banned Tiananmen candlelight vigil, amid a crackdown on dissent in the city and Beijing's tightening political control. Hong Kong tycoon and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai and two others were convicted Thursday, Dec. Kin Cheung/AP Show More Show Less 5 of8 FILE - In this June 4, 2020, file photo, pro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan, third right, and Chow Hang Tung, second right, attend a gathering to mourn those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown at Victoria Park, in Hong Kong. 3 of8 4 of8 FILE - In this June 4, 2020, file photo, democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, left, attends a gathering to mourn for those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown at Victoria Park, in Hong Kong.
