Cyd Ho Sau-lan

Cyd Ho Sau-lan 何秀蘭

Age at arrest: 65

Founding member and former vice-chairperson, Labour Party

*Released from prison for unauthorised assembly charges

Cyd Ho was a founding member of the Labour Party and formerly served as its Vice-Chairperson (Policy). Ho also served as a member of the Legislative Council from 1998 to 2004 and 2008 to 2016, and as a trustee of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund. Ho was first arrested on 18 April 2020. (Photo: VOA Cantonese)

Charges, incidents & sentences:

• Charge: Organising and participating in an unauthorised assembly

  Incident: Causeway Bay march on 18 August 2019

  Sentence: 8 months’ imprisonment (HKFP)

• Charge: Organising an unauthorised assembly

  Incident: Hong Kong Island demonstration on 1 October 2019

  Sentence: 14 months’ imprisonment (HKFP)

• Charge: Participating in an unauthorised assembly

  Incident: Tiananmen Square massacre candlelight vigil on 4 June 2020

  Sentence: 6 months’ imprisonment (HKFP)

• Charge: Organising and inciting others to take part in an unauthorised assembly

  Incident: Kowloon demonstration on 20 October 2019

  Sentence: 14 months’ imprisonment (HKFP)

• Charge: Failing to apply for registration or exemption from registration within the specified time

  Incident: Alongside four other trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund and the fund’s secretary, Ho was arrested for failing to apply for registration or exemption from registration within the specified time. All six were found guilty on 25 November 2022. The five trustees, Cardinal Joseph Zen, barrister Margaret Ng, ex-lawmaker Cyd Ho, scholar Hui Po-keung, and singer-activist Denise Ho, were fined HK$4,000 each and the secretary, Sze Ching-wee, was fined HK$2,500. The trustees filed an appeal in December 2022, while Sze did not challenge his conviction. (HKFP, HKFP)

  Sentence: HK$4,000 fine