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HONG KONG, (AFP):- A Hong Kong lawyer said at her trial Monday that she was inspired by China’s “tank man” to challenge the authorities and encourage people to mark the anniversary of Beijing’s deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown. Chow Hang-tung, 36, was charged with “inciting others to knowingly join an unauthorised assembly” over her social media posts calling on Hong Kongers to mark the June 4 anniversary this year after it was banned. She has pleaded not guilty, and gave an impassioned defence on Monday in which she invoked “tank man” — the lone protester famously seen blocking a column of...
