Lee Cheuk-yan (Chinese: 李卓人; born 12[citation needed] February 1957 in Shanghai[1]) is a Hong Kong politician and social activist.
He has been jailed since April 2021 for his role in the Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests, having been sentenced for organizing two unauthorized assemblies; for an alleged offence of subversion of the state, no trial date has been set as of February 2024[update].
[7] He is married to Elizabeth Tang, who in 2005 was the chairperson of the Hong Kong People's Alliance on WTO,[4][8] and who as of March 2023[update] is the general secretary of the International Domestic Workers Federation.
[4][10] On 28 February 2020, Lee was arrested for his involvement in a pro-democracy march on 31 August 2019, which was part of the protests sparked by the extradition bill and had been classified by police as illegal assembly.
[11][12] On 18 April 2020, Lee was one of the 15 Hong Kong high-profile democracy figures arrested on suspicion of organizing, publicizing or taking part in several unauthorized assemblies between August and October 2019 during the anti-extradition bill protests.