R to @hkdc_us: Once #612HumanitarianReliefFund went down & its trustees, including #CardinalZen & #DeniseHo were arrested on #NSL charges, no big org was left to assist political defendants. Some lawyers still work pro bono, but for most protesters, another part of the calculation is legal fees https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1641437871574859776#m

R to @hkdc_us: After police froze HK$70 million in #SparkAlliance funds (donated by #HongKongers to help arrested protesters) in Dec 2019, #612HumanitarianReliefFund shifted to keeping the lowest possible balance of the HK$236,383,746.67 donated by HKers, but could see its days were numbered. https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1641437689022148614#m

R to @hkdc_us: On top of all that, lawyers are expensive, & these days, there's almost no legal aid. It used to be groups like #SparkAlliance & #612HumanitarianReliefFund covered legal fees of protesters. That's why the Hong Kong government smashed them. https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1641437201404952576#m

R to @hkdc_us: These 2 are the 1st reported NSL arrests since May 2022–6 members of #612HumanitarianReliefFund were the only NSL arrests of 2022. Some suspect the arrests are CE John Lee’s response to Xia Baolong’s call to “nip NS threats in the bud” at their recent meeting in Beijing. https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1633864818632572928#m

R to @hkdc_us: On #WomensDay2023 we remember our #heroes: @hoccgoomusic, singer & long-time democracy activist. Arrested twice for being on the board of #StandNews & being a trustee of #612HumanitarianReliefFund; technically still “under investigation” & barred from leaving #HongKong. https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1633456406224404481#m

#612HumanitarianReliefFund trustees #CardinalZen #MargaretNg @hoccgoomusic #CydHo & #HuiPoKeung appeal their conviction for violating the Societies Ordinance, the 1st conviction ever for that in #HongKong. No trial date has yet been set. https://thewitnesshk.com/612%E5%9F%BA%E9%87%91%E6%B2%92%E8%A8%BB%E5%86%8A%E6%A1%88-%E9%99%B3%E6%97%A5%E5%90%9B%E5%90%B3%E9%9D%84%E5%84%80%E4%BD%95%E9%9F%BB%E8%A9%A9%E7%AD%895%E4%BF%A1%E8%A8%97%E4%BA%BA%E6%8F%90%E5%AE%9A/ [...]

R to @hkdc_us: Most pro-democracy party leaders are in prison or in exile. In the case of Civic Party alone, 5 are/were on trial: #AlvinYeung #JeremyTam #KwokKaKi #LeeYueShun in the infamous #NSL47 trial & #MargaretNg in the #612HumanitarianReliefFund trial, while #DennisKwok has left #HongKong https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1600085753219817473#m

3/ The consequences of the case, Ng said, was also "extremely important about the freedom of association in Hong Kong under Societies Ordinance."

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