of covid is the right time. jimmy lai and two other pro democracy activists have been convicted in hong kong for having taken part in if a banned vigil last year. lai, who founded the now defunct apple daily newspaper, was found guilty of having incited others to join an illegal assembly. he is already serving a jail sentence for attending other banned gatherings. also found guilty were barrister chow hang tung and former opposition politician gwyneth ho. all three pleaded not guilty. bbc chinese s martin yip who s in hong kong has more on this. day, we have the sentencing for the three of them who pleaded not guilty to charges of unlawful assembling, relating to gatherings on the 4th of june 2020. just weeks before they