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was coined. their demands included the scrapping of the extradition law amendment bill, scrapping all charges against all protesters, stop calling them rioters, as well as immediate re election of the legislature under universal suffrage. except for the one of calling off the bill, none of them succeeded in any other demands. and almost four years on after the event, 13 of them are now standing trial for rioting. among them, seven have pleaded guilty, five pleaded not guilty. and among those who pleaded guilty is althea suen, the former president of the university of hong kong students union. she made a statement before entering the courthouse today, saying she has no regrets for fighting for
and they ve also made a declaration, make five demands heard. and that s where the slogan, five demands, not one less, was coined. their demands included the scrapping of the extradition laws amendment bill, scrapping all charges against all protesters, stop calling them rioters, as well as immediate re election of the legislature under universal suffrage. except for the one of calling off the bill, none of them succeeded in any other demands. and almost four years on after the event, 13 of them are now standing trial for rioting. among them, seven have pleaded guilty, five pleaded not guilty. and among those who pleaded guilty is althea suen, the former president of the university of hong kong students union. she made a statement before entering the courthouse today, saying she has
as well as immediate re election of the legislature under universal suffrage. except for the one of calling off the bill, none of them succeeded in any other demands. and almost four years on after the event, 13 of them are now standing trial for rioting. among them, seven have pleaded guilty, five pleaded not guilty. and among those who pleaded guilty is althea suen, the former president of the university of hong kong students union. she made a statement before entering the courthouse today, saying she has no regrets for fighting for democracy and freedom. so now this trial will last for some 44 days, and by the end of it, they will learn if they would ever be imprisoned. and if yes, that could
The late Hon Vaai Kolone was finishing his billiard game with friends at the RSA Club one evening in late 1966, when he overheard a challenge by Tufuga Efi Nelson, that if the wealthy farmer Vaai Kolone should run for Vaisigano No. 1, he Tufuga E Nelson would crush him. Vaai walked across, sat do.