HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court on Thursday (Dec 21) rejected a fresh bail application for pro-democracy activist and lawyer Chow Hang-tung, whose subversion trial under a China-imposed national security law is expected to open in late 2024.
In making the latest in a series of so far unsuccessful bail applications, Chow's lawyer, Cheung Yiu-leung, noted Chow had already served more than two years in detention after being arrested on suspicion of "incitement for subversion" over her ties to a group that organised an annual June 4 vigil.
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