A Hong Kong court has granted partial victory to publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and six former opposition lawmakers by quashing one of two charges against them for their roles in a banned demonstration during the 2019 anti-government protests.
The Court of Appeal on Monday found the seven opposition figures, including veteran democrat Martin Lee Chu-ming, could not be held liable for organising the assembly-turned-march on Hong Kong Island on August 18, 2019.
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