Hong Kong court to rule on appeals of activists in largest national security trial

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The Court of Appeal on Monday will deliver its verdict on 12 Hong Kong opposition activists seeking to overturn their convictions or have their sentences reduced, following the city’s largest national security trial to date.The appellate court will also decide whether one of 47 defendants prosecuted in the high-profile case of conspiracy to subvert state power was wrongly acquitted.A heavy police presence was seen outside the West Kowloon Court on Monday morning, with around 100 officers...