2019 anti-government protests
Coverage of 2019 anti-government protests in the Nexus archive.
- Taxi driver denies deliberately ramming car into crowd in HK$8.4m injury lawsuit
A Hong Kong taxi driver, Henry Cheng Kwok-chuen, denied deliberately ramming his car into a crowd during the 2019 anti-government protests, claiming he lost control after being assaulted by vigilantes. He faces an HK$8.4 million injury lawsuit from Park Hoi-lam, a kindergarten clerk who sustained serious injuries in the incident.
- Hong Kong court jails man for 14 years over ‘evil’ bomb plot
A Hong Kong court has sentenced Cheung Lai-ming, a 35-year-old programmer, to 14 years for his involvement in a bomb plot targeting authorities during and after the 2019 anti-government protests. He pleaded guilty to manufacturing explosives in his Wong Tai Sin public rental flat and storing over 20kg of explosive chemicals between August 2019 and May 2022.
- Ex-law student convicted after court reverses acquittal of 2019 riot charge
A Hong Kong court reversed the acquittal of Alice Tong Ka-yan, a former law student, in a 2019 riot charge case, convicting her based on circumstantial evidence of encouraging participants through her presence during protests in Wan Chai. The conviction occurred nearly seven years after her arrest on August 31, 2019.
- 4 jailed for rioting at Polytechnic University during 2019 unrest in Hong Kong
A Hong Kong court jailed four men for up to three years and one month for rioting during the 2019 anti-government protests at Polytechnic University in Hung Hom. The sentences are part of authorities' efforts to pursue those involved in the unrest.