Albert Ho, veteran leader of Hong Kong opposition camp, resigns from 3 prominent political groups

Ho steps down from Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, New School for Democracy and China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group

He is currently serving two jail sentences and was last week charged under the national security law

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Albert Ho outside the District Court in Wan Chai in May. Photo: Winson Wong

Published: 7:25pm, 13 Sep 2021Updated: 7:56pm, 13 Sep 2021

A veteran leader of Hong Kong’s opposition camp has announced his resignation from three prominent political groups, days after he was charged under the national security law.

Former Democratic Party chairman Albert Ho Chun-yan said on Monday he would step away from the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China – which organised the annual June 4 Tiananmen Square vigil – the New School for Democracy, and the China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, which he co-founded.

Ho did not elaborate on why he was leaving.

Albert Ho is shown a screen along with other members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China at Victoria Park on June 4, 2016. Photo: Sam Tsang

Ho, a vice-chairman of the alliance, and two other leaders were charged with inciting subversion under the national security law last week. He is serving 18 months in jail for organising and inciting others to take part in an unauthorised assembly on Hong Kong Island on October 1, 2019.

Earlier this month, he was handed a fresh jail term of 16 months for his role in an illegal procession in Tsim Sha Tsui on October 20.