Wong, Chow and Lam: Three young Hong Kong activists facing jail (update)


Hong Kong activists (from left) Joshua Wong, Ivan Lam and Agnes Chow arrive at a court in Hong Kong, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. The trio appears at court for their trial as they face charges related to the besieging of a police station during anti-government protests last year. - AP

HONG KONG, Nov 23, 2020 (AFP): Three prominent Hong Kong activists are facing jail after pleading guilty on Monday to inciting an "illegal assembly" outside the city's main police station during last year's huge pro-democracy protests.

Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam have spent years campaigning for democracy, becoming activists when they were just teens.

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