Journalists wait outside District Court in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, ahead of its verdicts on a landmark riot case involving a former pro-democracy lawmaker on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Kanis Leung)

FILE- A pro-democracy lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting, center, gestures with five fingers, signifying the "Five demands - not one less" as he is surrounded by riot police during a news conference to mark one-year anniversary of the Yuen Long subway attack at the subway station in Hong Kong, July 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)