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D32 Tam Hoi-pong
255. D32 is now aged 44, a District Councillor. He has no criminal record.
256. It was submitted that although D32 belonged to the Neo-Democrats, he was essentially an environmentalist advocating for a greener Hong Kong. His desire to run for the 2020 LegCo Election was simply to add more green voice into government policies. Unfortunately, he came last in the Primary Election for New Territories West. There was no denial that D32 had attended coordination meeting and that his political party, the Neo Democrats, had signed the IWR Declaration.
257. Mitigation letters from his wife, parents, university professors, environmental and animal group, fellow District Councillors and residents from Ma Wan had been produced. They asked for leniency from this Court. In his own mitigation letter, D32 tendered his apology to the Court and accepted his responsibility.
258. Likewise it was submitted that his degree of participation was low for he did not attend any press conference held by the localist resistance camp.
259. We noted that D32 had been suffering from various skin problems. That sometimes necessitated in-patient treatment in hospital. We were fully aware of his health issue. However, we were of the view that his health issue did not cause extra hardship and could not justify any further discount.
