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{{Short description|Hong Kong politician}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Ke (surname)|Or]]|Ricky Or|Or Yiu-lam|lang=Hong Kong}}
[[File:柯耀林 Legco primary (cropped).png|thumb|Or in the [[2020 Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries|2020 pro-democracy primaries]].]]
'''Ricky Or Yiu-lam''' ({{zh-t|柯耀林}}; born 12 May 1971) is a Hong Kong politician and a former member of the [[Sai Kung District Council]] for [[Kwong Ming (constituency)|Kwong Ming]]. He is the former chairman of the [[Concern Group for Tseung Kwan O People's Livelihood]] and a former member of the [[Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party]].
==Biography==
He first won a seat in [[Sai Kung District Council]] in [[Kwong Ming (constituency)|Kwong Ming]] in the [[2003 Hong Kong local elections|2003 District Council elections]]. After joining [[Emily Lau]]'s [[The Frontier (Hong Kong)|The Frontier]], he ran in the [[2004 Hong Kong legislative election|2004 Legislative Council election]] on the star-studded "7.1 United Front" ticket in [[New Territories East (constituency)|New Territories East]] with stars like Lau, [[Andrew Cheng]] and [[Ronny Tong]]. Being on the last place of the ticket, received more than 168,000 votes. In the [[2008 Hong Kong legislative election|2008 Legislative Council election]], he partnered Lau on the Frontier ticket and received about 33,000 which got Lau re-elected in the constituency. Following the merger of the Frontier and the [[Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party]] in 2008, Or joined the Democrats and became its executive committee member.
In the [[2011 Hong Kong local elections|2011 District Council elections]], Or lost his Kwong Ming seat to Chong Yuen-tung of the [[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong]] (DAB) in a six-way contest.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/daily/article/20111101/15759741|title=
民主黨柯耀林隨時墮馬|newspaper=蘋果日報|date=2011-11-01}}</ref> He ran with Emily Lau for the last time in the [[2012 Hong Kong legislative election|2012 Legislative Council election]], with Lau being re-elected by receiving more than 37,000 votes.
Or was one of the marshals in the [[2014 Hong Kong protests|pro-democracy Occupy protests]] in 2014. He and another marshal Alex Kwok Siu-kit engaging in a brawl and subduing three men, who allegedly attacked media mogul [[Jimmy Lai]] in November by throwing pig offal at him in the [[Admiralty, Hong Kong|Admiralty]] sit-in area.<ref>{{cite news|title=
Marshals' act not 'citizen's arrest': Barrister|date=14 November 2014|newspaper=China Daily|url=https://www.chinadailyasia.com/hknews/2014-11/14/content_15190788.html}}</ref> They were later arrested and charged of fighting in public by the police. In March 2015, the government decided not to press the charge against the two.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/daily/article/20150326/19090680|title=
柯耀林、郭紹傑獲撤控|newspaper=蘋果日報|date=2015-03-26}}</ref>
On 6 January 2021, Or was among 53 members of the pro-democratic camp who were [[January 2021 arrests of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists|arrested]] under the [[2020 Hong Kong national security law|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55555299|title=National security law: Hong Kong rounds up 53 pro-democracy activists|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=6 January 2021|access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref> Or was released on bail on 7 January.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hongkongfp.com/2021/01/08/hong-kong-has-entered-a-bitter-winter-says-primaries-organiser-as-52-democrats-in-mass-arrest-bailed-out/|title='Hong Kong has entered a bitter winter,' says primaries organiser as 52 democrats in mass arrest bailed out|first=Candice|last=Chau|work=[[Hong Kong Free Press]]|date=8 January 2021|access-date=4 February 2021}}</ref>
Or was disqualified on 8 October 2021 after his oath-taking was invalid due to his involvement of the [[2020 Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries|last year pro-democracy primaries]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-08|title=Another 16 opposition Hong Kong district councillors disqualified over oaths|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3151662/another-16-opposition-hong-kong-district-councillors|access-date=2021-10-08|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref>
On 30 May 2024, Or was found guilty of subversion in the primaries case, along with 13 other defendants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china/hong-kong-democrats-brace-landmark-subversion-trial-verdicts-2024-05-30/|title='Hong Kong 47' trial: 14 democrats found guilty in landmark subversion case|first1=Jessie|last1=Pang|first2=James|last2=Pomfret|work=[[Reuters]]|date=30 May 2024|access-date=17 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hongkongfp.com/2024/05/30/who-are-the-16-hong-kong-democrats-awaiting-verdict-in-the-citys-largest-national-security-trial/|title=Who are the 16 Hong Kong democrats awaiting verdict in the city's largest national security trial?|work=[[Hong Kong Free Press]]|date=2024-05-30|access-date=2024-06-17}}</ref> On 19 November, 2024 he was sentenced to 6 years and 7 months of imprisonment.<ref name="scmp-results">{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3287109/hong-kong-47-family-friends-arrive-court-sentencing-45-activists|title=Hong Kong 47: Benny Tai jailed for 10 years over plot to overthrow government |work=South China Morning Post|date=19 November 2024|first1=Brian|last1=Wong|first2=Jeffie|last2=Lam|first3=Jess|last3=Ma|first4=Sammy|last4=Heung|first5=Fiona|last5=Chow}}</ref>
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[[Category:1971 births]]
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[[Category:District councillors of Sai Kung District]]
[[Category:Democratic Party (Hong Kong) politicians]]
[[Category:The Frontier (Hong Kong) politicians]]
[[Category:Political prisoners held by Hong Kong]]