22 Facts About Albert Ho

Albert Ho Chun-yan is a solicitor and politician in Hong Kong.

Albert Ho is the former chairman and vice-chair of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, and former chairman of the Democratic Party from 2006 to 2012.

Albert Ho is a solicitor and a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for District Council constituency.

Albert Ho's father worked in a shipping company by day and as a translator by night, along with two other jobs that he had.

Albert Ho attended lectures given by Hsu Kwan-san, a Chinese historian who later became a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, whom Ho cited as influence for his political beliefs and Chinese national sentiment.

Albert Ho worked a number of human rights cases on a pro bono for the pan-democracy camp.

Albert Ho became the third chairman of the Alliance since 2014, succeeding Lee Cheuk-yan.

Albert Ho ran for the Urban Council in Kowloon City West in the 1986 municipal election but was defeated by incumbent Peter Chan Chi-kwan.

Albert Ho ran again in the 1991 Urban Council election in Southern District but was again losing to incumbent Joseph Chan Yuet-sut of the conservative Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong.

Albert Ho was elected to the Regional Council in the municipal elections in 1995, receiving the largest number of votes in the Regional Council.

Albert Ho kept served on the council through 1997 until it was abolished by Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa in 2000.

Albert Ho was targeted by the radical democrats, including Albert Chan of the People Power in the 2011 District Council election who opposed the Democrats' compromise with the Beijing officials on the 2012 constitutional reform proposals and in the 2015 District Council election by Civic Passion's Cheng Chung-tai.

Albert Ho kept the seat for 15 years but was defeated in 2015 by pro-Beijing lawyer Junius Ho in 2015 by a narrow margin of 277 votes.

Albert Ho was defeated by conservative rural leader Tang Siu-tong by only four percent of the votes.

Albert Ho ran again in New Territories West in 1995 Legislative Council election, receiving 54 percent of the popular vote.

Albert Ho stepped down from the colonial legislature on 30 June 1997 on the eve of the handover of Hong Kong after the Beijing government dismantled the "through train" agreement of allowing the 1995 elected legislature to transition beyond 1997.

Albert Ho suffered injuries to his head, arm and face, including a broken nose.

Albert Ho was challenged by radical democrat legislator Albert Chan in his Lok Tsui constituency in the following 2011 District Council election and barely retained his seat.

Albert Ho announced on 4 October 2011 that he would stand in the 2012 Chief Executive election, which is elected in a small-circle election dominated by pro-Beijing members.

Albert Ho continued to support the pro-democracy movement, and took part in the Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests.

Albert Ho was followed by a black-clad group and beaten.

On 12 April 2024 Albert Ho received from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal a suspended sentence following conviction for taking part in an unauthorised procession in August 2019.