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Occupy leaders make first Hong Kong court appearance flanked by 100 supporters with yellow umbrellas

The nine face a range of public nuisance charges, and are released on bail with the case adjourned to May 25

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(From left) Raphael Wong Ho-ming, Shiu Ka-chun, Tanya Chan Suk-chong, Chan Kin-man, Benny Tai Yiu-ting, Chu Yiu-ming, Lee Wing-tat, Tommy Cheung Sau-yin and Eason Chung Yiu-wah greet supporters outside court. Photo: Dickson Lee
Chris LauandJasmine Siu

Nine leaders and key protesters of the 2014 Occupy movement charged for their roles in the 79-day demonstration made their first court appearance on Thursday morning, flanked by more than 100 supporters holding yellow umbrellas and banners reminiscent of the sit-in.

The nine – comprising mostly scholars, lawmakers, and former student leaders – heard a variation of public nuisance charges at Eastern Court.

Among them, three Occupy Central founders – academics Benny Tai Yiu-ting and Dr Chan Kin-man, and the Reverend Chu Yiu-ming – each face three charges: conspiracy to cause public nuisance, inciting others to cause public nuisance, and inciting people to incite others to cause public nuisance.
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(From left) Occupy founding trio Chan Kin-man, Benny Tai Yiu-ting and Chu Yiu-ming attend court. Photo: Dickson Lee
(From left) Occupy founding trio Chan Kin-man, Benny Tai Yiu-ting and Chu Yiu-ming attend court. Photo: Dickson Lee

Lawmakers Tanya Chan and Shiu Ka-chun as well as former student leaders Tommy Cheung Sau-yin and Eason Chung Yiu-wah each face the two incitement charges, as does League of Social Democrats vice-chairman Raphael Wong Ho-ming.

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Former lawmaker Lee Wing-tat faces one charge of inciting others to cause public nuisance.

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