HONG KONG -- Cardinal Joseph Zen went on trial Monday over a now-dissolved activists' fund in one of Hong Kong's highest-profile cases against a pro-democracy figure.
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The former head of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen, at a news briefing in 2018: The 90-year-old is a major figure in the city's pro-democracy movement. © Reuters
HONG KONG -- Cardinal Joseph Zen went on trial Monday over a now-dissolved activists' fund in one of Hong Kong's highest-profile cases against a pro-democracy figure.