A judge ruled on July 8 that court cases for 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists will resume in late September, after prosecutors were granted more time to build a case against them. The 47 activists, who were among 55 arrested by national security police on Jan. 6, were charged with participating in a primary vote in 2020 that was unofficial, non-binding, and independently organized. The primaries saw hundreds and thousands of people voting, despite warnings that doing so would breach the Beijing-imposed national security law implemented in the same year. While the primary was to select candidates for a since-postponed city election, authorities said it was a “vicious plot” to subvert the government and charged many of the activists with “conspiracy to commit subversion.” Judge Victor So in the West Kowloon Court ruled that the defendants will return to court on Sept. 23 after Thursday’s appearance as prosecutors had requested more time to prepare the case. …