Ben Chung Kam Lun

Political Prisoner

Ben Chung Kam-lun 鍾錦麟 (36)

Founding member, Neo Democrats
Former vice convenor, Power for Democracy

*Currently remanded in custody, bail denied.

Ben Chung joined the Democratic Party in 2011 but left with Sai Kung District Councillor Gary Fan over the party's deal with the Beijing authorities in the 2012 constitutional reform proposal, and co-founded Neo Democrats. He has also been serving as the Chairman of the Sai Kung District Council since 2020. (Photo: Ben Chung’s Facebook page)

Charge, Incident & sentence:

• Charge: Conspiracy to commit subversion under the National Security Law

  Incident: Organising and coordinating Hong Kong pro-democracy primary elections (July 2020)

  Trials： 19/11/2024

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