The disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China and three former leaders are due to be sentenced at 10am on Friday, September 11, 2026, at West Kowloon Court. The defendants are former chairman Lee Cheuk-yan, former vice-chairman Albert Ho Chun-yan and Chow Hang-tung, alongside the Alliance.
Ho pleaded guilty before the trial began. The Alliance, Lee and Chow denied the charges and were convicted after a trial that lasted 22 days, according to Ming Pao.
The four were charged with allegedly inciting others, between July 1, 2020 and September 8, 2021, to organise, plan, carry out or participate in acts intended to subvert state power through illegal means.
The court said the three defendants who went to trial continued to promote the Alliance’s platform of ending one-party rule after the Hong Kong National Security Law took effect. According to i-CABLE News, the court said this carried meanings of overthrowing or destroying the constitutional system.
Reports give differing descriptions of the three tried defendants’ time in custody, saying they had been remanded for more than 1,200 days or about four years. The court has not yet announced the penalties for any of the four defendants.
Under Article 23 of the National Security Law, a report said inciting, assisting or abetting subversion carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in serious cases, while less serious cases may carry up to five years’ imprisonment, detention or restriction. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for 10am on Friday at West Kowloon Court; Ming Pao reported that it is expected to last 60 minutes.