Hong Kong ¨C A Hong Kong court heard recordings of defiant anti-Beijing speeches, some dating back nearly three decades, as prosecutors presented their case on Monday against two democracy activists facing national security charges.
The Chinese city used to hold annual candlelight vigils to mark Beijing's deadly crackdown on demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989, but those events have been banned in recent years.
Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, who organized vigils as leaders of the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance, are standing trial for "incitement to subversion," which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail.
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