The ‘Hong Kong 47’ were arrested in 2021 after holding an unofficial election primary and many face hefty sentences

Hong Kong’s largest national security trial will draw to a close on Tuesday, with dozens of the city’s most prominent democracy campaigners to be sentenced for subversion, a charge that can carry life imprisonment.

Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the financial hub in 2020, snuffing out months of massive pro-democracy protests.