A Hong Kong court convicted four people Thursday for rioting over the storming of the city’s legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests more than four years ago.
The break-in on July 1, 2019 — the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony’s return to China — was one of the most chaotic episodes of the massive protests sparked by a now-withdrawn extradition bill.
Hundreds of protesters swarmed into the legislature that night, defacing pictures and smashing furniture. Some spray-painted slogans in the chamber and painted over the territory’s emblem on a wall before vacating the site as riot
