Hong Kong court convicts 14 democracy activists in 'HK47' security case

Two ex-district councilors acquitted; others could face life in prison for unofficial primaries

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Police officers guard the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court ahead of a landmark verdict in the city's largest national security case on May 30. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara) 

KENJI KAWASE and PEGGY YE, Nikkei staff writers

HONG KONG -- A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted 14 of 16 defendants in the city's largest national security case.

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