Chinese authorities revoked two Chinese lawyers’ practicing licenses after they represented two of the 12 Hongkongers who tried to flee on a boat on Aug. 23 last year. While en route to Taiwan, all 12 were intercepted by China’s coast guard and detained in mainland China. Ten of them were placed on trial last week. Chinese authorities decided not to press charges against two who were minors at the time of their arrest. They were repatriated back to Hong Kong on Dec. 30. The two lawyers, Lu Siwei and Ren Quanniu, represented Quinn Moon and Wong Wai-yin respectively. Quinn was sentenced to two years imprisonment on the charge of “organizing others to illegally cross the border.” Wong was among eight people who were sentenced to seven months for “illegally crossing the border.” A tenth defendant, Tang Kai-yin, was sentenced to three years. Licenses Revoked On Dec. 4, the justice department …