1. Lam Cheuk-ting is a Democratic Party politician in Hong Kong.
15 Facts About Lam Cheuk-ting
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Lam Cheuk-ting is a former investigator of the Independent Commission Against Corruption and chief executive of the Democratic Party.
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Lam Cheuk-ting was a member of the North District Council for Shek Wu Hui until March 2021.
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Lam Cheuk-ting was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 2016 through New Territories East.
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Lam Cheuk-ting was transferred to Democratic Party's Legislative Council Secretariat in 2001 and became assistant of party's chairman in 2003, having been serving Yeung Sum, Lee Wing-tat and Albert Ho.
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Lam Cheuk-ting left the party and joined the Independent Commission Against Corruption as an investigator in 2006.
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Lam Cheuk-ting returned to the Democratic Party as chief executive in 2011, succeeding Chan Ka-wai who quit after being caught visiting a one-woman brothel.
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Lam Cheuk-ting is a spokesman of the Property Owners' Anti Bid-Rigging Alliance against an alleged bid-rigging scandal in Garden Vista, where he is a resident, as well as the alleged scandals in other flats.
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Lam Cheuk-ting was re-elected in the 2019 District Council elections for the same constituency, but resigned on 31 March 2021 when he was remanded in custody.
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On 6 January 2021, Lam Cheuk-ting was among 53 members of the pro-democratic camp who were arrested under the national security law, specifically its provision regarding alleged subversion.
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Lam Cheuk-ting was a victim of the Yuen Long attacks on 21 July 2019, when MTR passengers, journalists, and pro-democratic protesters were attacked by a mob of white-clad men.
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Lam Cheuk-ting was streaming the violence on Facebook with his phone.
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On 26 August 2020, Lam Cheuk-ting was arrested on charges of "rioting" for showing up in Yuen Long station on 21 July 2019, and "conspiring with others to damage property and obstructing the course of justice" in Tuen Mun on 6 July 2019.
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Lam Cheuk-ting was again arrested on 6 January 2021 as part of the 2021 arrests of Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries participants.
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On 30 May 2024, Lam Cheuk-ting was found guilty of subversion, along with 13 other defendants.