Sze Tak-loy (; born 1982) is a Hong Kong politician. He is currently chairman of the
Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
The Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) is a Hong Kong pro-democracy social-liberal political party catering to grassroots interest with a strong basis in Sham Shui Po. Established on 26 October 1986, it was one o ...
(ADPL) and was a member of the
Wong Tai Sin District Council
The Wong Tai Sin District Council () is one of 18 such district council of Hong Kong, district councils in Hong Kong, representing the Wong Tai Sin District. The Wong Tai Sin District Council currently consists of 25 members, each elected from o ...
for
Tung Mei.
In the
2015 District Council elections, Sze was first elected to the
Wong Tai Sin District Council
The Wong Tai Sin District Council () is one of 18 such district council of Hong Kong, district councils in Hong Kong, representing the Wong Tai Sin District. The Wong Tai Sin District Council currently consists of 25 members, each elected from o ...
, succeeding veteran
Mok Ying-fan
Mok Ying-fan (born 15 January 1951, Hong Kong) is the member of the Wong Tai Sin District Council (1985–91, 1994–2015) representing Tung Mei. He was the also member of the Urban Council (1989–99) and the member of Legislative Council (19 ...
in
Tung Mei.
In 2016, Sze became vice-chairman alongside
Tam Kwok-kiu
Tam Kwok-kiu, MH, JP (; born 13 September 1957) is a Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) politician in Hong Kong. He is the current member of the Sham Shui Po District Council, serving from 1985 to 2011 and again ...
while
Rosanda Mok
Rosanda Mok Ka-han (; born 23 May 1972) is a Democratic Party politician in Hong Kong and a member of Wong Tai Sin District. She is the former chairman of the pro-democracy pro-grassroots Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Liveliho ...
became the first party chairwoman. In the
2016 Legislative Council election when Mok resigned as ADPL chairwoman after the party lost all its seats in the
Legislative Council, Sze acted as chairman. In December 2016, he was elected new party chairman.
On 6 January 2021, Sze was among 53 members of the pro-democratic camp who were
arrested
An arrest is the act of apprehending and taking a person into custody (legal protection or control), usually because the person has been suspected of or observed committing a crime. After being taken into custody, the person can be questi ...
under the
national security law, specifically its provision regarding alleged subversion. The group stood accused of the organisation of and participation in unofficial primary elections held by the camp in July 2020. Sze was released on bail on 7 January.
References
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1982 births
Living people
District councillors of Wong Tai Sin District
Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood politicians
Hong Kong political prisoners