A 25-year-old unemployed man, Cheuk Lok-kan, appeared in the Eastern Magistrates’ Court on 26 August accused of five counts of dishonestly accessing a computer. The court-listed charges concern alleged access to the Electoral Affairs Office’s online voter information system before the 2025 Legislative Council election. He was not required to enter a plea.
Police said a social media account published several posts on 21 November 2025 containing the personal registration details of 20 voters, including their full names and addresses. The Electoral Affairs Office reported the matter, and the Privacy Commissioner’s Office requested that the posts be removed. They were reported to have been taken down the same day. The allegations have not been tested in court.
The prosecution alleges that Cheuk accessed the voter information system on 6 October, 20 October, 11 November, 16 November and 20 November 2025. The five computer-access offences were the charges expressly listed in court; available reports do not establish whether the alleged publication of personal data was the subject of a separate formal charge.
Police investigations indicated that someone allegedly used personal data that had previously been unlawfully leaked or disclosed without consent to log into the system, obtain voter registration details and publish them on social media. The available reports do not establish the source of that data, how it was obtained or whether the account was controlled by Cheuk.
Police arrested Cheuk in Fanling on 24 August and seized two mobile phones, a tablet and a laptop. The devices are to undergo digital forensic examination.
Cheuk was granted bail of HK$100,000 in cash with a HK$100,000 surety, subject to conditions including a curfew and regular reporting. The case was adjourned until 28 October. He has not entered a plea, and the available reports differ on whether an unauthorised personal-data disclosure charge has formally been laid.