We, the undersigned legal and civil society organisations, urgently call upon the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government to release Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan without delay, to withdraw all outstanding criminal charges against them, and to quash their previous convictions. We further urge the authorities to cease bringing criminal proceedings against individuals exercising their human rights, particularly the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly.
We express our deep regret regarding the HKSAR Government’s decision to further postpone the trial of Chow and Lee from 11 November 2025 to 22 January 2026. The two co-defendants are charged with “inciting subversion of state power” under the National Security Law (NSL) in connection with their involvement with the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (HK Alliance); they face conviction and a maximum sentence up to ten years’ imprisonment.
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