Verdict due in Hong Kong’s first case under new security law

Police officers stand guard as they wait for Tong Ying-kit’s arrival at a court in Hong Kong (Vincent Yu/AP)

A verdict is due to be delivered in the trial of the first person charged under Hong Kong’s controversial national security law.

Tong Ying-kit was delivered to the Hong Kong High Court in a prison van on Tuesday morning, with the verdict set to be handed down in the afternoon.