A Hong Kong court has found the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, along with two of its former leaders, Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, guilty of inciting subversion. The convictions were handed down at the West Kowloon Court on Friday, marking a significant legal development regarding the city's annual commemoration of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

The prosecution centered on the organization's political advocacy, specifically its public calls for an end to the “one-party dictatorship” in mainland China. While the group was historically known for organizing the annual vigil, the legal proceedings focused on its broader operational activities and political messaging under the national security law, which was implemented in 2020. The alliance has since disbanded following the legal pressure and the arrests of its leadership.

There is a slight difference in how the outlets characterized the scope of the conviction. Sky News focuses on the conviction of the individuals as organizers of the vigil itself, framing the event primarily through the lens of the annual memorial. In contrast, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) provides more specific detail regarding the legal charges, noting that the conviction applies to the organization as a whole and explicitly citing the group's political platform—specifically the call to end one-party rule—as the primary driver for the subversion charge. Both outlets agree that the national security law was the mechanism used to secure the guilty verdict, but they differ in whether they emphasize the vigil's history or the specific political slogans that triggered the legal action.