"Slow Beat" Raymond Chan Chi-chuen granted bail

The High Court has granted bail to "Slow Beat" Raymond Chan Chi-chuen, one of the 47 defendants in the pro-democracy camp's primary case.

His bail took the number of defendants granted bail in the subversion case to 14.

Raymond Chan Chi-chuen, also known as “Slow Beat”, was released on a cash bail of HK$100,000 and a surety of HK$300,000, on the condition he refrain from all acts and speeches that could endanger national security, as well as from contacting foreign government officials and legislators.

Justice Esther Toh Lye-ping also ordered Chan to surrender all his travel documents and not to leave Hong Kong.

He has to report to the police four times a week, observe an eight-hour curfew each night at his stated address and can't contact any prosecution witnesses.

Chan was also barred from participating in any elections – conditions that were also imposed on others granted bail in the case.

Authorities in March charged 47 pro-democracy figures, including around a dozen former lawmakers, with conspiracy to commit subversion in connection with the primary polls the pro-democracy camp held last summer to pick candidates for Legco elections that never took place in the end.

Including Chan, 14 of the suspects have now been granted bail. The 13 people are Tat Cheng Tat-hung, Clarisse Yeung Suet-ying, Lawrence Lau Wai-chung, Hendick Lui Chi-hang, Mike Lam King-nam, Michael Pang Cheuk-kei, Kalvin Ho Kai-ming, Helena Wong Pik-wan, Sze Tak-loy, Ricky Or Yiu-lam, Lee Yue-shun, Owen Chow Ka-shing, and Winnie Yu Wai-ming.