Fifty-three people were arrested on Wednesday for alleged subversion under the security law for organising and participating in the legislative primaries run by the democrats last July. Among the detained were prominent pro-democracy activists, former opposition lawmakers and lawyers who helped carry out the city-wide poll. Over 600,000 Hongkongers voted in the unofficial democratic primaries which aimed to secure a majority for the democratic camp in the city’s partially-elected legislature.
HKFP rounds-up who was targeted – most of whom were candidates.
| Hong Kong Island | |
| Tat Cheng | Arrested |
| Fergus Leung | Arrested |
| Tiffany Yuen | Arrested |
| Clarisse Yeung | Arrested |
| Andy Chui | Arrested |
| Michael Pang | Arrested |
| Nathan Law | In self-exile |
| Ted Hui | In self-exile |
| Kowloon West | |
| Jimmy Sham | Arrested |
| Claudia Mo | Arrested |
| Lawrence Lau | Arrested |
| Helena Wong | Arrested |
| Nathan Lau | Arrested |
| Kalvin Ho | Arrested |
| Jeffrey Andrews | Arrested |
| Frankie Fung | Arrested |
| Sunny Cheung | In self-exile |
| Kowloon East | |
| Jeremy Tam | Arrested |
| Wu Chi-wai | Arrested |
| Sze Tak-loy | Arrested |
| Kinda Li | Arrested |
| Joshua Wong | Imprisoned |
| Tam Tak-chi | Imprisoned |
| New Territories West | |
| Carol Ng | Arrested |
| Prince Wong | Arrested |
| Sam Cheung | Arrested |
| Eddie Chu | Arrested |
| Kwok Ka-ki | Arrested |
| Andrew Wan | Arrested |
| Ng Kin-wai | Arrested |
| Roy Tam | Arrested |
| New Territories East | |
| Alvin Yeung | Arrested |
| Leung Kwok-hung | Arrested |
| Ray Chan | Arrested |
| Lam Cheuk-ting | Arrested |
| Gwyneth Ho | Arrested |
| Owen Chow | Arrested |
| Ricky Or | Arrested |
| Hendrick Lui | Arrested |
| Gary Fan | Arrested |
| Lee Chi-yung | Arrested |
| Ventus Lau | Arrested |
| Mike Lam | Arrested |
| Functional Constituency – District Council II | |
| James To | Arrested |
| Shun Lee | Arrested |
| Henry Wong | Arrested |
| Lester Shum | Arrested |
| Roy Kwong | Arrested |
| Functional Constituency – Health Services | |
| Lau Hoi-man | Arrested |
| Joseph Lee Kok-long | Arrested |
| Ricky Yuen | Arrested |
| Winnie Yu | Arrested |
| Other primary election organisers | ||
| Benny Tai | Primaries organiser | Arrested |
| Robert Chung | Primaries co-organiser, executive director of PORI | Assistance requested for investigation |
| Andrew Chiu | Power for Democracy convenor | Arrested |
| John Clancey | Power for Democracy treasurer | Arrested |
| Ben Chung | Power for Democracy deputy convenor | Arrested |
| Au Nok-hin | Primaries coordinator | Arrested |
| Gordon Ng Ching-hang | Activist advocating for the primaries | Arrested |
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