Lam Cheuk Ting

Political Prisoner

Lam Cheuk-ting 林卓廷 (47)

Former senior member, Democratic Party

*Currently remanded in custody.

Lam was a senior figure in the Democratic Party. His political career started in 1999 when he joined the Democratic Party and became assistant of former Hong Kong lawmaker Albert Ho. He left the party in 2006 to join the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) as an investigator, and he returned to the Democratic Party as chief executive in 2011.

In the mob attack that took place inside Yuen Long metro station on 21 July 2019, Lam suffered an injury to his mouth that required 18 stitches while he was filming the incident, but was later on arrested for rioting.

He was prosecuted by the ICAC for allegedly disclosing the personal information of individuals being investigated by police in relation to the Yuen Long mob attacks in July 2019. He pleaded not guilty on 27 April 2021.

Lam was arrested in January 2021 under the National Security Law for participating in an unofficial election primary for the Hong Kong Legislative Council in July 2020. (Photo: HKFP)

Charges, incidents & sentences:

Charge: Rioting
Incident: Participating in a riot in the Yuen Long metro station on 21 July 2019
Charge: Conspiring with others to damage property and obstructing the course of justice
Incident: Lam was arrested for participating in a protest on 6 July 2020 outside the Tuen Mun Police Station. Lam and others surrounded a man who might have been filming the protest. The man's phone was taken away by someone without consent. (The Standard)
Charge: Three counts of disclosing the identity of a person being investigated by the Independent Commission Against Corruption
Incident: Lam was accused of announcing at three press conferences between November 2019 and July 2020 that the ICAC was looking into then district commander for crime of Yuen Long, Yau Nai-keung, in connection with the Yuen Long incident.
Sentencing: Four months of jail time for each conviction to be served concurrently. Deducting time served and time in custody, Lam was granted bail as he awaits appeal against the conviction. He remains in custody. (HKFP)
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