Seven figures including Martin Lee and media tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted over unauthorised march

Seven senior Hong Kong pro-democracy figures, including lawyer and former legislator Martin Lee and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, have been found guilty over their involvement in an unauthorised protest rally.

The defendants were convicted on Thursday morning at the end of a four-week trial, joining two others who had pled guilty earlier.

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