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1/ Ninety-year-old Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen and five other pro-democracy figures were found guilty on Friday over failing to register a now-defunct protester relief fund as a society and fined up to HK$4,000 each.

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Hong Kong court convicts Cardinal Zen and 5 others over failing to register protester relief fund as society

Ninety-year-old Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen and five other pro-democracy figures were found guilty on Friday over failing to register a now-defunct protester relief fund as a society and fined up to HK$4,000 each. Zen, barrister Margaret Ng, ex-lawmaker Cyd Ho, scholar Hui Po-keung, singer-activist Denise Ho, and Sze Ching-wee appeared in front of Principal […]

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2/ One of the trustees Margaret Ng said the case was "not just about the six of us, or the five trustees, but it is the first time ever that anyone has to face a charge under Societies Ordinance for failing to register."
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3/ The consequences of the case, Ng said, was also "extremely important about the freedom of association in Hong Kong under Societies Ordinance."

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Hong Kong court convicts Cardinal Zen and 5 others over failing to register protester relief fund as society

Ninety-year-old Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen and five other pro-democracy figures were found guilty on Friday over failing to register a now-defunct protester relief fund as a society and fined up to HK$4,000 each. Zen, barrister Margaret Ng, ex-lawmaker Cyd Ho, scholar Hui Po-keung, singer-activist Denise Ho, and Sze Ching-wee appeared in front of Principal […]

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