Albert Ho Released On Bail

The former chairman of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, Albert Ho, was on Monday granted bail after being remanded since May last year over a national security charge.

Ho, 70, is accused of inciting subversion along with the alliance and two of its former leaders.

High Court judge Johnny Chan ordered him to pay a HK$700,000 cash bail, as well as a surety from his daughter and sister-in-law. He is to report to the Wan Chai police station three times a week, and must not make any speeches that could be deemed as violating the national security law. Ho is also banned from directly or indirectly contacting any foreign officials over any matters.

Ho, who's also former chairman of the Democratic Party and a former lawmaker, applied for bail at the High Court after a West Kowloon magistrate rejected his application last month.