Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates have part of convictions quashed

Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee, Margaret Ng and four others had their convictions for organising an unauthorised assembly overturned

Seven of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy advocates have had part of their convictions quashed by Hong Kong's court of appeal, over their roles in one of the biggest pro-democracy protests in 2019.

Jimmy Lai, founder of the now defunct Apple Daily newspaper; Martin Lee, the founding chairman of the city's Democratic party; and five former pro-democracy lawmakers, including barrister Margaret Ng, had been found guilty of organising and participating an unauthorised assembly.