Person profile: Lam Cheuk-ting (林卓廷)
This archive collects reporting on Lam Cheuk-ting, a former Democratic Party vice-chairman and legislator serving prison sentences arising from the Hong Kong 47 national-security case and the July 21, 2019 Yuen Long case.
Hong Kong 47 case
Lam was among the pro-democracy figures charged over the 2020 unofficial primary election. He was convicted of conspiracy to commit subversion and sentenced on November 19, 2024 to six years and nine months. Reuters reported on February 23, 2026 that Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal rejected the appeals of 12 activists, including Lam, leaving his conviction and sentence in place.
Reuters via BusinessWorld, February 23, 2026 · Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2024
Yuen Long case
Reuters reported that Lam was convicted on December 12, 2024 of rioting over the July 21, 2019 confrontation at Yuen Long station. Lam maintained that he went to mediate and help and was himself injured; the trial judge rejected the self-defence argument. Associated Press reporting carried by SRN News states that on February 27, 2025 Lam was sentenced to three years and one month, with three months ordered to run concurrently with the national-security sentence.
Reuters syndicated report · Associated Press via SRN News
ICAC disclosure case
A Hong Kong law-firm case note states that the Court of Final Appeal reinstated Lam’s four-month conviction and sentence on April 1, 2025 in a case concerning disclosure of the identity of a person under ICAC investigation.
Ho Tse Wai & Partners case note
Custody and source limits
Lam has been in custody since early 2021. Rights Defense Network Issue 131, dated August 31, 2026, classifies him as in custody in the six-year-nine-month group. Media calculations of a projected release date vary, so no exact release date is stated here. No claim is made here about current health or prison conditions.