Cardinal Joseph Zen leaves from the West Kowloon Magistrates' courts in Hong Kong on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.

Cardinal Zen, 5 others stand trial in Hong Kong over fund

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Sep 26, 2022

A 90-year-old Catholic cardinal and five others stood trial in Hong Kong on Sept. 26 for allegedly failing to register a now-defunct fund set up to assist people arrested in the mass anti-government protests in the city three years ago.

From right, Hong Kong singer Denise Ho, Hong Kong scholar Hui Po-keung, Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen and barrister Margaret Ng and arrive for an appearance at a court in Hong Kong as they were charged in relation to their past fundraising for activists, T

Hong Kong Catholic cardinal denies charges over relief fund

May 24, 2022

Former Hong Kong Catholic leader Cardinal Joseph Zen and five others have denied charges for allegedly failing to register a relief fund aimed at financially assisting protesters who faced legal costs during the 2019 anti-government protests.