Sze Tak-loy

Political Prisoner

Sze Tak-loy 施德來

Age at Arrest: 38

Former chairman, Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood

*Currently in jail.

Sze Tak-loy was elected as a member of the Wong Tai Sin District Council in 2015. 

Sze was arrested in January 2021 for his participation in the “35+” unofficial primary elections in July 2020. In March 2021, Sze was granted bail after High Court judge Esther Toh said in a judgement that she agreed with the defence’s argument that Sze lost in the primaries. Although the prosecution said that Sze “had used strong words against the Hong Kong government,” the defence argued that this was “electioneering rhetoric” and that since losing in the primaries, Sze had not said anything further. (Photo: 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

  Sentencing: 6 years, 7 months’ imprisonment (HKFP)

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