that he was being followed by officers from "powerful" mainland agencies who may be posing as journalists, and that the police were unable to help him. Project Storm In April 2017, Tai proposed the "Project Storm" to win the majority of the District Council seats for the pro-democrats in the 2019 Hong Kong local elections. He stated that by winning a majority of the some 400 District Council seats, pro-democrats could gain an additional 117 seats of the District Council subsectors on the 1,200-member Election Committee which elects the Chief Executive. Tai believed that by making it harder for Beijing to control the Chief Executive election, it would compel Beijing to restart the stalled political reform after its restrictive proposal was voted down in 2015. Arrest for role in 2020 democratic primaries On 6 January 2021, Tai was among 55 members of the pro-democratic camp who were arrested under the national security law, specifically its provision regarding subversion. The group stood accused of organising and participating in unofficial primary elections held by the camp in July 2020. Tai was released on bail on 7 January. Personal life Benny Tai is married with one daughter and two sons. He is a Christian who considers himself a "part-time theologian", and said he could write a thesis on the topic of Christianity and the Occupy protests. He stated that his political views were inspired by his Christian faith, adding that the movement was guided by the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. References 1964 births Living people Academic staff of the University of Hong Kong Alumni of the London School of Economics Alumni of the University of Hong Kong Hong Kong activists Hong Kong writers Hong Kong legal scholars Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2017–2021 Hong Kong Protestants Prisoners and detainees of Hong Kong Hong Kong political prisoners People convicted under the Hong Kong national security law