On October 5, former Hong Kong Alliance vice chair Chow Hang-tung formally appealed her conviction for incitement to subvert state power and her sentence of 7 years and 3 months; the case has not yet been scheduled for a hearing. The Hong Kong Alliance case involved four defendants: Lee Cheuk-yan was sentenced to 7 years, Albert Ho to 5 years and 2 months, and the Alliance was fined HK$1.5 million.
On September 11, 2026, the Hong Kong High Court sentenced leaders of the Alliance for Patriotic Democratic Movements of Hong Kong (ADPL), Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung, and Albert Ho Chun-yan, to five, six, and seven years in prison respectively for subversion of state power. The Hong Kong SAR government and the Legislative Council subsequently issued statements firmly supporting the verdict and accusing the US, the West, and overseas organizations of slander and smearing. Police Commissioner Raymond Siu warned that there are still hidden criminals. The EU issued a statement saying the trial was politically motivated and warned of damage to Hong Kong's rule of law reputation; the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called for the abolition of the penalty and demanded that the National Security Law comply with international human rights standards.
Hong Kong's High Court has ruled that the Alliance and its leaders are guilty of "inciting subversion of state power," with the charges relating to the slogan "end one-party rule" in the Alliance's platform.
On August 21, 2026, the High Court of Hong Kong ruled that the disbanded Hong Kong Alliance and its former chairman Lee Cheuk-yan and former vice-chairwoman Chow Hang-tung were guilty of the crime of incitement to subvert state power.
On August 21, the High Court of Hong Kong ruled that the disbanded Alliance and its former chairman Lee Cheuk-yan and former vice-chairwoman Chow Hang-tung were guilty of incitement to subvert state power; another former vice-chairman, Albert Ho, had earlier pleaded guilty. The three will attend a mitigation hearing on the 28th, and under the Hong Kong National Security Law the maximum penalty is ten years' imprisonment.
On August 21, 2026, the German and French embassies and consulates in China issued a joint statement expressing deep regret over the Hong Kong court's ruling that convicted Andy Lau and other Alliance leaders of incitement to subversion, and calling on the Hong Kong government to immediately release Chow Hang-tung.
On May 19, 2026, the High Court of Hong Kong concluded the closing arguments proceedings in the case of former Hong Kong Alliance leaders Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan, who were charged with incitement to subvert state power, and the judge announced that the ruling on the facts of the case was expected to be formally announced in mid-to-late July of the same year.