A Hong Kong judge on Monday opened a trial related to 2019’s anti-government protests with a warning against any displays of political statements, suggesting they were inappropriate in such a solemn context as criminal proceedings in a court of law.District Judge Stanley Chan Kwong-chi also reminded members of the public in his courtroom not to jeer or make noise, before prosecutors began presenting their case against four defendants accused of taking part in an unlawful assembly in Whampoa in…

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