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		</div><p>A group of 11 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists accused of subversion will stay in jail for at least another five days while judges consider whether to release them on bail, a court has said.</p>
<p>The group, which includes three former legislators, will have hearings on Thursday and on March 13, the High Court said. A court agreed this week to release them but prosecutors appealed against the decision.</p>
<p>They are among 47 people who were charged under a national security law imposed on the Chinese territory last year by the ruling Communist Party after pro-democracy protests.</p>
<p>They were arrested after opposition groups held an unofficial vote last year to pick candidates for elections to the territory’s Legislative Council.</p>
<p>Some activists planned, if elected, to vote down major bills in an attempt to force Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to resign.</p>
<p>The national security law was imposed following months of rallies that began over a proposed China extradition law and expanded to include demands for greater democracy.</p>
<p>The law prompted complaints Beijing is undermining the “high degree of autonomy” promised when the former British colony returned to China in 1997, and hurting its status as a business centre.</p>
<p>People convicted of subversion or other offences under the law can face penalties of up to life in prison.</p>
<p>Hong Kong traditionally grants bail for non-violent offences but the new law says bail cannot be granted unless a judge believes the defendant “will not continue to commit acts endangering national security”.</p>
<p>On Friday, four of the 47 people charged were released on bail after prosecutors dropped a challenge to the decision.</p>
<p>The group due to appear in court on Thursday includes former legislators Helena Wong, Jeremy Tam and Kwok Ka-ki.</p>
<p>The next hearing for the 47 defendants is May 31.</p>
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