hong kong hong kong high court grant bail two prominent young pro-democracy activists joshua wong nathan law tuesday pending appeal jail term unlawful assembly link city mass pro-democracy protest 2014. hong kong appeal court jail wong 21 law 24 alex chow 27 leaders chinese-ruled city democracy movement august sentence come blow youth-led push universal suffrage prompt accusations political interference trio help lead largely peaceful umbrella movement block major roads 79 days 2014 demand beijing grant hong kong full democracy hong kong govern one country two systems formula since return british chinese rule 1997 allow freedoms enjoy mainland china include independent judiciary hong kong chief justice geoffrey head court final appeal grant wong law bail hk 50,000 6,408 appeal respective six-month eight-month jail term flight risk tell court chow apply bail say court final appeal hear would hold nov. consider trio applications appeal next legal step likely scrutinise closely jail shake confidence hong kong vaunt rule law wong chow law sentence last year community service unlawful assembly however reuters report justice secretary rimsky yuen overrule senior colleagues re-open case push harsh sentence eventually lead imprisonment group senior international lawyers recently issue joint letter say jail pose serious threat city rule law 7.8030 hong kong dollars hong kong democracy activists grant bail seek appeal jail term