Roy Kwong Chun Yu
Roy Kwong Chun-yu 鄺俊宇 (38)
Former member, Hong Kong Legislative Council, Democratic Party
*Currently on bail.
Roy Kwong Chun-yu joined the Democratic Party and became the District Councillor representing the Yuen Long District in 2007. He was re-elected in 2011, 2015 and 2019. Kwong was actively involved in the Hong Kong protests in 2019 and 2020 and was often seen chanting protest slogans and calling on protesters and police to remain calm.
On 11 November 2020, Kwong resigned along with 14 other pro-democracy legislators from the Legislative Council after the Hong Kong government disqualified four pro-democracy legislators that day. Kwong was one of the 53 pro-democracy politicians who was arrested under the National Security Law in January 2021 for participating in the “35+” unofficial primary elections. (Photo: HKFP)
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
