Hong Kong 47: Why the court rulings mark • Table.Briefings

EU representatives (Matthias Kaufmann on the right) wait in front of the court building in Kowloon West for the verdict against 47 opposition ex-politicians and activists.

In Hong Kong, a court has handed down the verdicts in the biggest trial to date since the introduction of the National Security Law. With long prison sentences against the Hong Kong 47, the judiciary has made it clear that the rule of law has finally come to an end in the city.

The history books of the future will attach special significance to Nov. 19, 2024 for the history of the city of Hong Kong. The day marks an anchor point in a creeping development in the course of which a largely liberal and constitutional form of society was replaced by an autocratic system of government.

Hong Kong 47: Why the court rulings mark a historic turning point

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