Photo taken on May 4, 2020 shows the High Court in Hong Kong, South China. Xinhua Dozens of anti-China political figures who were involved in the notorious 35 plus political strategy in 2020 including Benny Tai Yiu-ting and Joshua Wong Chi-fung pleaded guilty to conspiracy to subvert state power on Thursday and the case will be handed over to the Hong Kong High Court for sentencing. The case involving 47 anti-government figures in Hong Kong, who were charged with conspiring to subvert state power in February 2021, was mentioned on Thursday morning at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts. Among the 29 defendants, anti-government figures such as Tai, Wong and former lawmaker Wu Chi-wai pleaded guilty and will be handed over to the High Court for sentencing. Besides Tai and Wong, other defendants who pleaded guilty included former lawmaker Claudia Mo, who was seen at the Legislative Council when black-clad rioters vandalized it on July 1, 2019. Former lawmakers Eddie Chu and Alvin Yeung were also among the list of those who pleaded guilty. The 35 plus strategy for illegal elections was suspected of violating two types of laws - Hong Kong's local electoral laws, as there is no such primary election in Hong Kong, and the national security law NSL for Hong Kong, as the illegal primaries were aimed at creating a constitutional crisis and calling for foreign sanctions, which all fall into the category of national security law for Hong Kong, officials and experts said. In 2014, Tai was one of the three leaders of the illegal Occupy Central and was sacked by The University of Hong Kong in 2020. In December 2020, Hong Kong secessionist Wong was sentenced on two charges related to the siege of the Hong Kong police headquarters in June 2019. He was widely considered a major disruptor of the political system before the NSL and electoral reform took effect. The Hong Kong Department of Justice has ordered a non-jury trial for dozens of suspects charged with conspiring to subvert state power, and the arrangement does not undermine any legitimate rights and interests of the defendants, the authority said on Wednesday. The defendants' pleading guilty shows that the prosecution can present strong and conclusive evidence, making them believe that there is no chance of winning, so he decided to plead guilty in order to reduce losses, according to Lau Siu-kai, deputy head of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macao Studies. The prosecution's victory in this case is beneficial to the prestige of the relevant laws, deterring the anti-China rioters who deliberately endanger national security, as well as promoting national security education in Hong Kong society, and maintaining Hong Kong's stability and prosperity, Lau said.