After such a positive start to the meeting, it was a frustrating finish for Yiu. “The kid [Chan] was irritating my horse right from the start – he gave him a bump and pushed him to the outside.

Others among the nine convicted over their roles in Occupy Central included the three founders: academics Benny Tai Yiu-ting, 54, and Dr Chan Kin-man, 60, as well as Reverend Chu Yiu-ming ...