EVERY HONG KONG POLITICIAN YOU HAVE HEARD OF ARE NOW BEING ARRESTED
Context: 52 Hong Kong politicians participated in pro-democracy primaries on 11 and 12 July 2020.
Pro-dem primaries have always been held and allowed in Hong Kong. They help the pro-dems coordinate votes.
Now, all of them are arrested by national security law.
Pro-dem primaries have always been held and allowed in Hong Kong. They help the pro-dems coordinate votes.
Now, all of them are arrested by national security law.
a list of arrested politicians (updated in real time):
Left: James To, Legislature's chairman when extradition bill was debated
Middle: Alvin Yeung, Leader of Civic Party
Right: Benny Tai, Convenor of Occupy Central in 2014 and organiser of primaries
Left: James To, Legislature's chairman when extradition bill was debated
Middle: Alvin Yeung, Leader of Civic Party
Right: Benny Tai, Convenor of Occupy Central in 2014 and organiser of primaries
Prince Wong, former spokesperson of Scholarism (@joshuawongcf's former group), now Independent.
Ventus Lau, spokesman for the Hong Kong Civil Assembly Team, organised many large anti-government protests in 2019
Tiffany Yuen (middle): Former Vice Chairperson of @demosisto
Fergus Leung: Incumbent District Councillor
Gwyneth Ho: Former reporter of @StandNewsHK. Among those attacked by pro-Beijing thugs in 21 July 2019's attack in Yuen Long (attacker is set free).
Lam Cheuk Ting: Member of @HKDemocrats, among those attacked by pro-Beijing thugs on 21 July in Yuen Long
Helena Wong: Member of @HKDemocrats
Lester Shum: Student leader of 2014's Occupy Central
Frankie Fung: incumbent District Councillor
Wu Chi Wai: Leader of @HKDemocrats
Leung Kwok Hung (Long Hair): Co founder of he League of Social Democrats
Robert Chung: Academic; Director of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (@hkporihkpop).
Ng Kin Wai: Incumbent District Councillor
Gary Fan: Leader of Neo Democrats
Sam Cheung: Incumbent District Councillor
Andrew Wan: Member of @HKDemocrats
Roy Kwong: Member of @HKDemocrats and novelist
Henry Wong: incumbent District Councillor
Andrew Chiu: Organiser of the pro-dem primaries and Convenor of Power of Democracy
Roy Tam: Member of Neo Democrats, environmental activist
Jimmy Sham: Convener of Civil Human Rights Front (organiser of the largest protests in early June)
Jeremy Tam: Member of Civic Party, former airline pilot
Andy Chui: incumbent District Councillor
Lee Chi Yung: Disability rights and social welfare activist
Eddie Chu: Environmental activist, Founder of Land Justice League
Kinda Li: incumbent District Councillor
Shun Lee: incumbent District Councillor
Jeffery Andrews: social worker and activist
Kwok Ka Ki: member of Civic Party, urology doctor
Sze Tak Loy: Chairman of Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL), incumbent District Councillor
Lawrence Lau: incumbent District Councillor, barrister.
Kalvin Ho: vice chairman of Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL), incumbent District Councillor
Ben Chung: Member of Neo Democrats, incumbent District Councillor
Hendick Lui: Social worker and activist
Raymond Chan (Slow Beat): Chairman of People Power, LGBT rights activist
Winnie Yu: Founder and chairwoman of Hong Kong's labour union of medical staff (Hospital Authority Employees Alliance)
Nathan Lau: Former Student Union Chairperson of Shue Yan University
李伯盧 / 吳政亨(Ng Ching Heng): Known netizen on LIHKG forum, pusher of democratic primaries and convenor of a primaries petition
Carol Ng: Chairperson of Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, labour activist
Michael Pang: incumbent District Councillor
Au Nok Hin: former member of legislature and former Convenor of Civil Human Rights Front
Clarisse Yeung: incumbent District Councillor
Lau Hoi Man: Nurse; Officer for Hong Kong Allied Health Professionals and Nurse Association
Tat Cheng: Former Civic Party, incumbent District Councillor
Ricky Or: incumbent District Councillor
John Clancey (Right): Treasury of Power for Democracy, Lawyer
Wong Chun Yeung: incumbent District Councillor
Joshua Wong (yes, the @joshuawongcf): *ALREADY IN PRISON* His home is now searched by national security police. He is expected to be investigated in prison.
Mike Lam: Co-founder of Aboutthai Hong Kong, a grocery store that imports goods from Thailand. His store is famously pro-democracy (what locals call 'yellow shop').
Claudia Mo: Former journalist and Civic Party / HK First member. Some of us know her for her English lessons.
Ricky Yuen: School Principal of the Union Hospital School of Nursing
An update: it seems Professor Chung is not arrested but is brought to a police station.
https://twitter.com/hkfp/status/1346703682834841601
Joseph Lee: former member of the Legislative Council; nurse and a Professor and Dean in the School of Nursing and Health Studies at the Open University of Hong Kong
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