Hong Kong 47 Democrats’ National Security case first brought to court in March last year, defendants included barrister & ex-legislator Alvin Yeung, barrister & ex-elected councillor Lawrence Lau, and prominent legal scholar Benny Tai. According to documents seen by AFP, Secretary of Justice ordered a non-jury trial for the case, which will be the second NSL case tried without jury. The preparatory hearings will be conducted before a panel of 3 designated judges in September and November.