Hong Kong, Dec 12, 2024 (AFP) - Hong Kong lawmaker beaten in 2019 mob attack convicted of rioting

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2024-12-12
A former Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker was among seven people found guilty of rioting on Thursday over a notorious mob attack on fellow democracy supporters and commuters in July 2019. Lam Cheuk-ting was one of those wounded when a gang of men dressed in white shirts and carrying sticks descended on people -- including those returning from pro-democracy rallies -- at the Yuen Long railway station on July 21, 2019. The brazen assault, along wit......
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