Hong Kong Court hears final arguments in trial of pro-democracy activists

The activist Grandma Wong protested outside the West Kowloon courts (AP)

A Hong Kong court has started hearing the final arguments of some of the city’s best-known pro-democracy activists being tried under a law imposed by China’s ruling Communist Party to crush dissent.

The activists’ subversion trial is the biggest prosecution yet under the law. They could face up to life in prison if convicted.