Sze Tak-loy (施德來) is a former Wong Tai Sin District Councillor and former chairman of the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood.
Arrest and charge
Sze was arrested on January 6, 2021 over participation in the July 2020 unofficial democratic primary and was formally charged on February 28, 2021 with conspiracy to commit subversion.
Sentence
On November 19, 2024, Sze was sentenced to 6 years 7 months.
Current status
Hong Kong Watch’s latest prisoner profile continues to list Sze as in jail. No later verified release report was found; Free China does not infer a release date from sentence arithmetic.
Media & archive
Hong Kong Watch profile · FCM sentencing archive · Hong Kong hub
Last status review: September 13, 2026.