Hong Kong Court Convicts Former Lawmaker, 6 Others of Rioting in 2019 Yuen Long Incident

Hong Kong Court Convicts Former Lawmaker, 6 Others of Rioting in 2019 Yuen Long Incident
Hong Kong's Former Democratic Party Legislative Councillor Lam Cheuk-ting on Nov. 30, 2020. Bill Cox/The Epoch Times
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A Hong Kong court on Dec. 12 convicted seven people, including former Democratic Party lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting, of rioting during the controversial 2019 Yuen Long attack after an anti-extradition bill march. Sentencing was postponed.

The other six defendants in the case were identified as Yu Ka-ho, 35, Chan Wing-hei, 37, Yip Kam-shing, 31, Kwong Ho-lam, 26, Wan Chung-ming, 48, and Yeung Long, 26. The court found all of them guilty of rioting.