By ‘multiple delays’, we mean ‘time well spent’.

There are still 70 cases arising from the 2019 protests being processed by the courts – plus 30 NatSec ones…

More than six years since the protests in 2019, some who were arrested are still in limbo. In some cases, protesters were acquitted of charges relating to the demonstrations, but found themselves back in court after the government appealed.

…Meanwhile, the national security trial of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China will begin on Thursday, following multiple delays. It was originally scheduled to start last year.

That case involves Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho. The HK Alliance is accused of ‘inciting subversion of state power’, though it existed legally for three decades. 

Eddie Chu’s first public statement after being released from prison…

Prison is a very special place. Those earning millions a year and living a high life and those sleeping under bridges struggling for three meals a day become equal once they put on the same prison uniform. This allowed me to have in-depth conversations with people I had no chance to meet before, broadening my horizons within the walls.

On the off-chance anyone’s interested – I get an email from the China visa people saying ‘Your application form No.HKGXXXXXXXX has been rejected’. My immediate reaction is basically Yippee!!! But there’s also some bad news: ‘Reject Reason: please update form 2.3 because you meet the condition of 5 years multiple entries visa’. A sense of foreboding descends.