Sze Tak-loy

Sze Tak-loy
施德來
Chairman of the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
Assumed office
24 September 2016
Preceded byRosanda Mok
Member of the Wong Tai Sin District Council
In office
1 January 2016 – 8 July 2021
Preceded byMok Ying-fan
Succeeded by(Vacant)
ConstituencyTung Mei
Personal details
Born1982 (age 41–42)
Hong Kong
Political partyHong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
OccupationPolitician

Sze Tak-loy (Chinese: 施德來; born 1982) is a Hong Kong politician. He is currently chairman of the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) and was a member of the Wong Tai Sin District Council for Tung Mei.

In the 2015 District Council elections, Sze was first elected to the Wong Tai Sin District Council, succeeding veteran Mok Ying-fan in Tung Mei.

In 2016, Sze became vice-chairman alongside Tam Kwok-kiu while Rosanda Mok became the first party chairwoman. In the 2016 Legislative Council election when Mok resigned as ADPL chairwoman after the party lost all its seats in the Legislative Council, Sze acted as chairman. In December 2016, he was elected new party chairman.[1]

On 6 January 2021, Sze was among 53 members of the pro-democratic camp who were arrested under the national security law, specifically its provision regarding alleged subversion. The group stood accused of the organisation of and participation in unofficial primary elections held by the camp in July 2020.[2] Sze was released on bail on 7 January.[3] On 30 May 2024, Sze was found guilty of subversion in the primaries case, along with 13 other defendants.[4][5]

  1. ^ "民協改選領導層 施德來任主席 正副主席平均年齡44變31". HK01. 29 December 2016.
  2. ^ "National security law: Hong Kong rounds up 53 pro-democracy activists". BBC News. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. ^ Chau, Candice (8 January 2021). "'Hong Kong has entered a bitter winter,' says primaries organiser as 52 democrats in mass arrest bailed out". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. ^ Pang, Jessie; Pomfret, James (30 May 2024). "'Hong Kong 47' trial: 14 democrats found guilty in landmark subversion case". Reuters. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Who are the 16 Hong Kong democrats awaiting verdict in the city's largest national security trial?". Hong Kong Free Press. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.