Lam Cheuk-ting (林卓廷) — Democratic Party Figure and Hong Kong 47 Political Prisoner

Lam Cheuk-ting (林卓廷) is a former senior Democratic Party figure and is currently imprisoned.

Hong Kong 47 case

Hong Kong Watch currently lists Lam as in jail. He was sentenced to 6 years 9 months for conspiracy to commit subversion under the National Security Law arising from the July 2020 democratic primary.

Other proceedings

Hong Kong Watch separately records an ICAC-related conviction and appeal. That episode is kept separate from his Hong Kong 47 imprisonment.

Current status

Current verified state: imprisoned. No future release date is inferred from sentence arithmetic.

Sources and archive

Hong Kong Watch prisoner profile · Free China Hong Kong 47 sentencing archive · Hong Kong political-prisoner hub

Last status review: September 13, 2026.

Hong Kong 47 — current status update

23 February 2026: Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal rejected the relevant appeal in the Hong Kong 47 case. For Lam Cheuk-ting, the verified appeal disposition is: conviction and sentence appeal rejected. This archive does not infer a release date from sentence length; custody and release status are updated only from dated evidence.

Media and source baseline

Hong Kong Political Prisoners & the Erosion of Freedom — timeline and current-status hub

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