Two minors face non-public hearings, according to the notice.
The activists, whose arrests were formally approved in September, had disappeared into China s opaque judicial system since their capture, with lawyers struggling for access and family members expressing fear over their fate.
Some of those aboard the boat faced prosecution in Hong Kong for activities linked to last year s huge and often violent pro-democracy protests.
#Breaking news by @appledaily hk: #12hkyouths’ speedboat was allegedly tracked by #Hkgov aircraft before capture. Family members suspect that #HK gov cooperated w/ #China and helped Chinese cops to arrest the 12 #AsylumSeekers after their #refugee route was known. #save12hkyouthspic.twitter.com/439gfBCapz Joshua Wong 黃之鋒 (@joshuawongcf) October 5, 2020
Bank of China closes account of detained Hong Kong activist — SCMP
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