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HKong protest organisers speak ahead of sentencing

(10 Apr 2019) Nine leaders of Hong Kong's 2014 pro-democracy demonstrations arrived at court on Wednesday to be sentenced after being found guilty on public nuisance and other charges. The nine were at the forefront of the non-violent "Occupy Central" campaign to demand the right of the city's population to choose its own leader rather than merely approve a candidate picked by Beijing. Chan Kin-man, one of the nine and a retired sociology professor, said they would wait until after the sentencing to comment "if we are free to walk out". Hong Kong's biggest popular protest in recent years, also known as the umbrella movement, laid siege to government headquarters and paralysed Hong Kong's financial district for 79 days. The movement fizzled without winning concessions from the Hong Kong government for free elections and the pro-democracy movement has struggled to retain a high-profile in recent years. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...