Hong Kong's highest court has commenced its first trial over the unlawful assembly convictions of several high-profile democrats, including former media mogul Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee, Margaret Ng, Cyd Ho, Lee Cheuk-yan, Leung Kwok-hung, and Albert Ho, related to the 2019 pro-democracy protests. The case, heard by a senior British judge, has intensified the debate over the role of foreign judges in Hong Kong's judiciary amid a national security crackdown.
