Activist Chow Hang-tung Arrested Again
"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("
"); jQuery(document).ready(function() { jwplayer.key='EKOtdBrvhiKxeOU807UIF56TaHWapYjKnFiG7ipl3gw='; var playerInstance = jwplayer("jquery_jwplayer_1"); playerInstance.setup({ file: "https://newsstatic.rthk.hk/audios/mfile_1598531_1_20210630230309.mp3", skin: { url: location.href.split('/', 4).join('/') + '/jwplayer/skin/rthk/five.css', name: 'five' }, hlshtml: true, width: "100%", height: 30, wmode: 'transparent', primary: navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Trident")>-1 ? "flash" : "html5", events: { onPlay: function(event) { dcsMultiTrack('DCS.dcsuri', 'https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1598531-20210630.mp3', 'WT.ti', ' Audio at newsfeed', 'WT.cg_n', '#rthknews', 'WT.cg_s', 'Multimedia','WT.es','https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1598531-20210630.htm', 'DCS.dcsqry', '' ); } } }); }); });
2021-06-30 HKT 20:01
Share this story
Activist Chow Hang-tung of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Patriotic Democratic Movements of China was in police custody on Wednesday, charged with promoting this year's June 4 candlelight vigil which was banned by the authorities.
Chow, who's also a lawyer, was initially detained on June 4 for publicising the vigil commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989.
She was later granted bail and was due to report to the police next week.
Police said on Wednesday she'll be charged with inciting others to join an unauthorised assembly on June 4.
In a press briefing, Superintendent Chen Chi-cheong also said Chow was arrested for allegedly publicising and calling on people to join a banned rally on Thursday's handover anniversary.
But he refused to say if the activist had called on people to take part in the rally before or after an appeals board upheld the police ban, saying investigations were still ongoing.
Chow will appear before Sha Tin Magistracy on Friday.
In a statement, the Hong Kong Alliance, which organises the annual vigil, condemned Chow's arrest and demanded her immediate release.
The alliance insists people have the right to commemorate the Tiananmen massacre, and anyone prosecuted as a result should be released immediately and have their charges dropped.
______________________________
Last updated: 2021-06-30 HKT 22:41
Stripe Launches Terminal In Japan To Bridge Online And Offline Commerce
Stripe, the programmable financial services company, has launched Stripe Terminal in Japan, aiming to help businesses i... Read more
MUFG Bank Invests In AI Firm LayerX, Signs Strategic Partnership
MUFG Bank and MUFG Innovation Partners (MUIP), both subsidiaries of MUFG, have invested in LayerX, a Japanese startup d... Read more
Bosch And Alibaba Expand Partnership On Cloud, AI And E-commerce
Bosch, a global supplier of technology and services, and Alibaba Group have announced an expanded strategic partnership... Read more
MUFG Provides $75M Credit Facility To EarnIn
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Japan’s largest financial services provider, has announced the completion of a... Read more
35% Of Hong Kong Shoppers Remain Cautious About AI In Retail
Adyen, a global financial technology platform, has released its Adyen Index 2025, highlighting how Hong Kong’s retail... Read more
Japan Post Bank To Launch Digital Yen By 2026
Japan Post Bank announced it will introduce a digital yen by the end of fiscal 2026 to make digital financial transacti... Read more