Lau Hoi Man

Political Prisoner

Lau Hoi-man 劉凱文 (40) 

Age at Arrest: 36 (Arrested at 6 January 2021)

Former chairman, Hong Kong Allied Health Professionals and Nurses Association 

*Currently on bail.

Michael Felix Lau Hoi-man was a frontline nurse at a public hospital in Hong Kong. He was active in the medical community, advocating for medical workers during the Covid-19 pandemic as a leading voice of the workers’ union. 

Lau ran in the unofficial primary elections in July 2020, in which he contested the health sector candidacy. In an interview with Apple Daily, Lau said he did not believe in the more extreme political agendas such as mutual assured destruction (“if we burn, you burn with us”). Lau was arrested in January 2021 for his participation in the “35"+” unofficial primary elections. He has not been charged and was released on bail. (Photo: Lau Hoi-man’s Facebook page)

Charge, incident & sentence: 

  • Charge: Inciting subversion of state power

    Incident: Organising and participating in unofficial primary elections for the Hong Kong Legislative Council in July 2020

    Trials: 19/11/2024

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