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Activist Chow Hang-tung on Trial for Inciting Subversion

3/23/2026

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Chow Hang-tung, a Hong Kong activist, is on trial in Hong Kong for allegedly inciting subversion.
Chow argues that Beijing's 2018 constitutional amendments entrenched one-party rule and blocked democratic progress.
Chow testified that the Tiananmen vigils she organized promoted love and responsibility.
Chow asserted that the Alliance sought democratic reforms and highlighted human rights in submissions to the United Nations.
The Alliance disbanded in 2021 amid national security allegations.

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Chow Hang-tung, a Hong Kong activist, is on trial in Hong Kong for allegedly inciting subversion.
Chow argues that Beijing's 2018 constitutional amendments entrenched one-party rule and blocked democratic progress.
Chow testified that the Tiananmen vigils she organized promoted love and responsibility.
Chow asserted that the Alliance sought democratic reforms and highlighted human rights in submissions to the United Nations.
The Alliance disbanded in 2021 amid national security allegations.