A three-judge appeal panel on 30 September 2026 rejected and dismissed a woman’s application for leave to appeal against her conviction and sentence for illegal assembly.
She had already completed the 14-month prison term imposed after her conviction in 2023. The application was heard in the High Court and sought to overturn both the conviction and the sentence.
The case arose from arrests around Tsim Sha Tsui during clashes in November 2019 linked to The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The appellant represented herself, relying on written submissions without making oral submissions.
The Department of Justice argued that the trial court had made findings of fact, heard the appellant’s evidence and analysed it sufficiently. It said the decision should stand unless it was wholly contrary to logic.