A social worker who tried to mediate during the peak of Hong Kong's mass anti-government protests in 2019 has been convicted of rioting at a retrial.

A Hong Kong court has convicted social worker Jackie Chen Hung-sau in a retrial of the defendant for her involvement in an anti-government protest in 2019. Deputy District Judge May Chung handed down the guilty verdict on Tuesday at District Court in Wan Chai.

A Hong Kong court has convicted a social worker of rioting in a retrial over her involvement in an anti-government protest in 2019. Jackie Chen Hung-sau, 48, was found guilty in the District Court in Wan Chai on Tuesday.

HK social worker Jackie Chen has been found guilty of rioting during a protest in 2019, following a retrial that came after the government's appeal.