Kwok Ka Ki

Political Prisoner

Kwok Ka-ki 郭家麒 (63)

Former member, Civic Party

*Currently remanded in custody.

Kwok Ka-ki was a former member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council in which he served three terms representing the Medical functional constituency from 2004 to 2008 and the New Territories West constituency between 2012 and 2020. He has been a member of the Civic Party since 2010. He is also a private urology doctor in Hong Kong.

Kwok was one of the four high-profile Civic Party members who were disqualified from the Legislative Council in November 2020. The disqualification was ordered by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee.

Kwok was arrested in January 2021 under the National Security Law for participating in an unofficial primary election for the Hong Kong Legislative Council in July 2020. He then resigned from the Civic Party during his lengthy bail hearings in March 2021, which was followed by the disbanding of the party in April 2021. (Photo: In-Media via HKFP)

Charge, incident & sentence:

Charge: Conspiracy to commit subversion under the National Security Law
Incident: Organising and participating in unofficial primary elections for the Hong Kong Legislative Council in July 2020
Trials： 19/11/2024