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Cardinal Joseph Zen loses appeal over HK protest fund registration

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Retired Cardinal Joseph Zen and four other activists have lost their appeal against convictions for failing to register the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund. This fund was established to support individuals involved in Hong Kong's 2019 protests. The Court of Appeal ruled that the fund qualified as a society under the Societies Ordinance, requiring registration, and found the ordinance to be constitutional. AI

RANK_REASON Legal ruling on a past event involving a fund related to protests, not a new AI development.

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Cardinal Joseph Zen loses appeal over HK protest fund registration

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Brian Wong ·

    Retired Cardinal Joseph Zen, 4 others lose appeal over failure to register defence fund

    Retired Catholic leader Joseph Zen Ze-kiun and four other activists have lost an appeal against their convictions for failing to register their legal defence fund for those involved in the 2019 anti-government protests in Hong Kong. The Court of Appeal on Thursday upheld a magist…

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