100 Notable alumni of
University of Hong Kong
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The University of Hong Kong is 118th in the world, 17th in Asia, and 1st in China by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Hong Kong sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Sun Yat-sen
- Occupations
- philosopherpoliticianphysician
- Biography
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Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese physician, revolutionary, statesman, and political philosopher who founded the Republic of China (ROC) and its first political party, the Kuomintang (KMT). As the paramount leader of the 1911 Revolution, Sun is credited with overthrowing the Qing imperial dynasty and served as the first president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of China (1912) and as the inaugural leader of the Kuomintang.
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Carrie Lam
- Occupations
- justice of the peacepolitician
- Biography
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Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet Ngor GBM GBS JP is a retired Hong Kong politician who served as the fourth Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2017 to 2022, after serving as Chief Secretary for Administration for five years.
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Stanley Ho
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- Studied in 1939-1941
- Occupations
- entrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Stanley Ho Hung-sun GBM GLM GBS GML OBE CStJ SPMP SPMT was a Hong Kong and Macau billionaire businessman. He was the founder and chairman of SJM Holdings, which owns nineteen casinos in Macau including the Grand Lisboa.
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Eileen Chang
- Years
- 1920-1995 (aged 75)
- Occupations
- translatorscreenwriternovelistwriterjournalist
- Biography
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Eileen Chang, also known as Chang Ai-ling or Zhang Ailing, or by her pen name Liang Jing (梁京), was a Chinese-born American essayist, novelist, and screenwriter.
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Samuel Hui
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- Studied in 1969-1972
- Occupations
- screenwriterrecording artistrecord producerfilm actorsongwriter
- Biography
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Samuel Hui Koon-kit, usually known as Sam Hui, is a Hong Kong musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He is credited with popularising Cantopop both via the infusion of Western-style music and his usage of vernacular Cantonese rather than written vernacular Chinese in biting lyrics that addressed contemporary problems and concerns. Hui is considered by some to be the first major superstar of Cantopop, known as the God of Song. As an actor, he is well-known for portraying the main character "King Kong" in five installments of the Aces Go Places film series.
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Albert Leung
- Occupations
- songwriterlyricist
- Biography
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Albert Leung Wai Man, better known by his pen name Lin Xi (Chinese: 林夕; Jyutping: Lam4 Zik6), is a Hong Kong lyricist and writer. A prominent figure in Cantopop and Mandopop, he has written lyrics for nearly all major Hong Kong singers, with notable collaborations with Leslie Cheung, Faye Wong, Eason Chan, and Miriam Yeung. From 1995 to 2003, he won the Lyricist of the Year award at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards for nine consecutive years, making him the lyricist with the longest winning streak for this accolade. He went on to win the same award again for four consecutive years from 2006 to 2009. He also won the Golden Melody Award for Best Lyricist twice in 1999 and 2010. In 2009, he was honored with the Golden Needle Award, the highest distinction in the Hong Kong music industry.
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Edan Lui
- Occupations
- artistfilm actor
- Biography
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Edan Lui Cheuk-on, is a Hong Kong singer, actor, presenter, and a member of the Hong Kong boy group MIRROR. Apart from his group activities, Edan made his solo debut in 2021 and has presented various television variety shows such as Be ON Game, and starred in television dramas, most notably Ossan's Love (2021), as well as several feature films, including Chilli Laugh Story and Hong Kong Family.
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Kay Tse
- Occupations
- recording artistsingersongwriter
- Biography
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Kay Tse On-kay is a Hong Kong singer. She is a prominent figure in Hong Kong music and popular culture and was once frequently referred to in the media as a "grass-roots diva" and "goddess". She is known for songs which deal with social issues and the struggle for democracy in Hong Kong.
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Donald Tsang
- Years
- 1944-.. (age 81)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sir Donald Tsang Yam Kuen GBM KBE is a former Hong Kong civil servant who served as the second Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2005 to 2012.
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Alex Fong
- Occupations
- swimmeractorsingertelevision actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Alexaus Fong Lik-sun is a Hong Kong actor, singer and swimmer. He was nicknamed "Little Flying Fish" for his swimming achievements. Until 2021, Fong held several Hong Kong swimming records (and some youth-grade records). He first represented Hong Kong at the age of 11. Fong has also represented Hong Kong at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. He holds a degree in business administration from the University of Hong Kong. Fong caught the attention of record executives with his popularity amongst teenage girls and became a singer in 2001.
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James Wong
- Years
- 1941-2004 (aged 63)
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- Graduated with Master of Philosophy
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm directorpresenteractortelevision actor
- Biography
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James Wong Jim was a Cantopop lyricist and songwriter based primarily in Hong Kong. Beginning from the 1960s, he was the lyricist for over 2,000 songs, collaborating with songwriter Joseph Koo (a.k.a. Koo Kar-Fai) on many popular television theme songs, many of which have become classics of the genre. His work propelled Cantopop to unprecedented popularity.
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Run Run Shaw
- Occupations
- philanthropistentrepreneurfilm producertelevision producerfilm director
- Biography
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Sir Run Run Shaw GBM CBE, also known as Shao Yifu and Siu Yat-fu, was a Hong Kong businessman, filmmaker, and philanthropist. He was one of the foremost influential movie moguls in the East Asian and Hong Kong entertainment industry. He founded the Shaw Brothers Studio, one of the largest film production companies in Hong Kong, and TVB, the dominant television company in Hong Kong.
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Edward Leung
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Edward Leung Tin-kei is a Hong Kong politician and activist. He is the former spokesperson of Hong Kong Indigenous, a localist group. He advocates Hong Kong independence, and coined the slogan "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" during the 2016 by-election, which was later widely used in 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests.
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Stephen Shiu
- Occupations
- businesspersonscreenwritertelevision presenterpoliticianjournalist
- Biography
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Stephen Shiu is a Taiwan-based Hong Kong media personality, businessperson, film producer, screenwriter, news presenter, and pundit. He founded Hong Kong Reporter in 2004, an internet radio station focused on live talk radio broadcasting. In 2013 he founded memehk.com, a multimedia news site, after Hong Kong Reporter was closed.
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Alfred Hui
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- Studied dentistry
- Occupations
- recording artistactorsingertelevision actordentist
- Biography
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Alfred Hui Ting Hang is a Hong Kong singer. He rose to prominence as the eleventh-place finalist in the first season of The Voice (Chinese: 超級巨聲). His debut studio album Departure Trilogy earned gold certification. Hui won multiple best newcomer awards in 2011. He has since released more than ten studio albums.
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Anson Chan
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- 1959-1962 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in English literature and English
- Occupations
- civil servantpolitician
- Biography
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Anson Maria Elizabeth Chan Fang On-sang, GBM, GCMG, CBE, JP is a retired Hong Kong politician and civil servant who was the first ethnic Chinese and woman to serve as Chief Secretary, the second-highest position in both the British colonial government and the Hong Kong SAR government under the Chinese sovereignty from 1993 until she retired from the government in 2001, sparking speculations of her growing rift with Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa.
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Hsing Yun
- Occupations
- bhikkhucalligrapher
- Biography
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Hsing Yun was a Chinese Buddhist monk, teacher, and philanthropist based in Taiwan. He was the founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist monastic order as well as the layperson-based Buddha's Light International Association. Hsing Yun was considered a major proponent of Humanistic Buddhism and one of the most influential teachers of modern Taiwanese Buddhism. In Taiwan, he was popularly referred to as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Taiwanese Buddhism, along with his contemporaries: Master Sheng-yen of Dharma Drum Mountain, Master Cheng Yen of Tzu Chi and Master Wei Chueh of Chung Tai Shan.
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Regina Ip
- Occupations
- Hong Kong civil servantpolitician
- Biography
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Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee GBM GBS JP is a politician in Hong Kong. She is currently the Convenor of the Executive Council (ExCo) and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), as well as the founder and current chairperson of the New People's Party. She was formerly a prominent government official of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and was the first woman to be appointed the Secretary for Security to head the disciplinary service. She is also the founder and Chairwoman of Savantas Policy Institute, a think-tank in Hong Kong.
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Serrini
- Occupations
- singer-songwriter
- Biography
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Serruria Leung Ka-yan, better known by her stage name Serrini, is a Hong Kong independent songwriter-singer who started her singing career in 2012. In recent years, her songs mostly relate to current affairs and romantic relationships among young people.
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Mary Jean Reimer
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 61)
- Occupations
- lawyeractor
- Biography
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Mary Jean Reimer, also known as Yung Jing-Jing, is a Hong Kong solicitor and actress. She has American-Chinese-Vietnamese ancestry.
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Candy Yuen
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Candy Yuen Ka-man is a Hong Kong actress and presenter. Yuen was a contestant in the Miss Hong Kong 2009 when she won the Miss Photogenic Award. She is best known for the female lead in The Gigolo (2015) as Michelle.
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Alvin Yeung
- Occupations
- politicianbarrister
- Biography
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Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu is a Hong Kong barrister and politician. He was formerly the leader of the Civic Party and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing New Territories East after winning the 2016 by-election. On 11 November 2020, Yeung was disqualified from the Legislative Council, along with three other lawmakers of the pan-democratic camp, by the central government in Beijing on request of the Hong Kong government. A mass resignation of pan-democrats the same day left the Legislative Council without a substantial opposition.
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Ann Hui
- Occupations
- directorscreenwriterproducerfilm producerfilm actor
- Biography
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Ann Hui On-wah, BBS MBE is a film director, producer, screenwriter and actress from Hong Kong who is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave. She is known for her films about social issues in Hong Kong which include literary adaptations, martial arts, semi-autobiographical works, women's issues, social phenomena, political changes, and thrillers. She served as the president of the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild from 2004 to 2006.
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Martin Lee
- Occupations
- politicianbarrister
- Biography
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Martin Lee Chu-ming SC is a Hong Kong politician and barrister. He is the founding chairman of the United Democrats of Hong Kong and its successor, the Democratic Party, Hong Kong's flagship pro-democracy party. He was also a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1985 to 1997 and from 1998 to 2008. Nicknamed the "Father of Democracy" in Hong Kong, he is recognised as one of the most prominent advocates for democracy and human rights in Hong Kong and China.
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John Shum
- Occupations
- film producerfilm actoractor
- Biography
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John Sham Kin-Fun is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. His English name is sometimes written as John Shum. Whilst known primarily for his comedic acting roles in Hong Kong cinema, he also spent time as a political activist.
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Sammi Cheung
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Sammi Cheung Sau Man is a Hong Kong TVB actress and the first runner-up of Miss Hong Kong 2010.
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Matthew Cheung
- Occupations
- justice of the peacepolitician
- Biography
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Matthew Cheung Kin-chung GBM GBS JP is a former Hong Kong politician who served as Chief Secretary for Administration from 2017 to 2021. Cheung previously served as the Secretary for Labour and Welfare for ten years. He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM) by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.
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Ronny Tong
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- In 1972 graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ronny Tong Ka-wah KC SC is a senior counsel and politician in Hong Kong. He is a current non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. He co-founded the Civic Party and was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the New Territories East constituency from 2004 until he quit the party and resigned from the legislature on 22 June 2015, following the historic vote on Hong Kong electoral reform a few days earlier, having switched his political alignment from pro-democracy to pro-Beijing Hong Kong political group Path of Democracy, of which he is currently the convener.
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Sabrina Ho
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Sabrina Ho Chiu-yeng is a Hong Kong businesswoman, heiress and philanthropist. She is the daughter of Stanley Ho, a casino tycoon, and Leong On-kei, a politician. Ho invested in businesses founded by women.
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Jasper Tsang
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- justice of the peacepolitician
- Biography
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Jasper Tsang Yok-sing GBM JP is a Hong Kong politician. He is the founding member of the largest pro-Beijing party the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) from 1992 to 2003 and the 2nd President of the Legislative Council from 2008 to 2016.
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Yuen Kwok-yung
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- 1976-1981 graduated with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
- 1996-1998 graduated with Doctor of Medicine
- Occupations
- justice of the peacephysicianresearcherbacteriologistbotanist
- Biography
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Yuen Kwok-yung GBS JP is a Hong Kong microbiologist, physician, and surgeon. He is a prolific researcher, with most of his nearly 800 papers (as of December 2020) related to research on novel microbes or emerging infectious diseases. He led a team identifying the SARS coronavirus that caused the SARS pandemic of 2003–04, and traced its genetic origins to wild bats. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he acted as expert adviser to the Hong Kong government.
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Siu-Por Lam
- Occupations
- mathematician
- Biography
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Lam Siu-por is a Hong Kong mathematician and the husband of Carrie Lam, who served as the fourth Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2017 to 2022.
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Benny Tai
- Occupations
- politiciandocentteacher
- Biography
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Benny Tai Yiu-ting is a Hong Kong legal scholar, political figure, and democracy activist. He was an associate professor of law at the University of Hong Kong.
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Sophia Chan Siu-chee
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 67)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sophia Chan Siu Chee GBS JP is a Hong Kong professor and politician. She served as Secretary for Food and Health from 2017 to 2022.
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Tanya Chan
- Occupations
- politicianbarrister
- Biography
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Tanya Chan is a Hong Kong politician who served as a Legislative Councillor representing Hong Kong Island from 2008 to 2012, and again from 2016 to 2020. She is a founding member of the Civic Party. Chan is sometimes known as the "Zhou Xun of the Civic Party". On 29 September 2020, Chan announced that she would quit politics.
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Steven Lo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Stephen Lo Wai-chung GBS PDSM PMSM JP is a Hong Kong retired law enforcement administrator. Lo joined the Hong Kong Police Force in 1984 after his graduation from the University of Hong Kong with a bachelor of social science in management. He served as the Commissioner of Police of Hong Kong from 2015 to 2019, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Management) from 2013 to 2015, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) in 2013 and Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police from 2011 to 2013.
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Antony Leung
- Occupations
- politicianjustice of the peaceforeign currency traderbanker
- Biography
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Antony Leung Kam-chung GBS OBE JP is a businessman who served as Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), from 29 May 2001 until his resignation on 16 July 2003.
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Stephen Chan
- Occupations
- broadcasting executivetelevision presenteractor
- Biography
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Stephen Chan Chi-wan is the Chief Advisor of Commercial Radio Hong Kong and a YouTube pundit. Chan was previously the chief executive officer of Commercial Radio Hong Kong and general manager of Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). On 9 December 2011 Chan announced his resignation as GM effective April 2013.
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David Wilson
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, KT, GCMG, FRSE is a retired British administrator, diplomat and Sinologist. He was the penultimate Commander-in-Chief and 27th Governor of Hong Kong (from 1987 to 1992). He served as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the British Monarch's representative to the Assembly, in 2010 and 2011. He is also one of two living former governors of Hong Kong, alongside Chris Patten. He retired from the House of Lords on 12 February 2021 after sitting as a crossbencher for over 28 years.
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Lui Che Woo
- Occupations
- entrepreneurphilanthropistbusinessperson
- Biography
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Lui Che Woo, GBM, GBS, MBE, JP was a Hong Kong business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He founded K. Wah Company in 1955, which later became a multinational conglomerate, K. Wah Group. The group has two listed flagships, K. Wah International Holdings Limited and Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited, as well as major companies such as K. Wah Construction Materials Limited and Stanford Hotels International, and over 200 subsidiaries around the world. K. Wah Group is engaged in various businesses including properties, entertainment and leisure, hospitality and construction materials across Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia and major cities in the world.
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Priscilla Leung
- Occupations
- politicianjournalistjuristlawyeruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Priscilla Leung Mei-fun GBS JP is a barrister and Hong Kong Legislative Councillor, representing the Election Committee since 2022. She previously represented the Kowloon West constituency from 2008 to 2021. She was a member of Kowloon City District Council.
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Joseph Sung
- Occupations
- physicianresearcherhepatologistgastroenterologist
- Biography
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Joseph Sung Jao-yiu SBS JP is a Hong Kong physician and gastroenterologist, and the current dean of Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), also serving as the Senior Vice President (Health and Life Sciences) of NTU. Previously, he was the vice-chancellor and president of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).
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Kevin Yeung
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kevin Yeung Yun-hung is a former Hong Kong government official who served as the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism from 2022 to 2024.
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Mabel Cheung
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm directorfilm produceractor
- Biography
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Mabel Cheung is a film director from Hong Kong. She is one of the leading directors in Hong Kong cinema and is considered one of the three women (along with Ann Hui and Clara Law) to achieve acclaim in the New Wave/Second Wave in Hong Kong. Cheung made her first film in 1985 as a student at New York University. Cheung is known for working with the migration issues of Hongkongers and overseas Chinese, especially before the 1997 handover of Hong Kong.
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Frederick Ma
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- 1970-1973 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in economics and history
- Occupations
- justice of the peaceinvestment banker
- Biography
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Frederick Ma Si-hang is a Hong Kong politician and administrator who was chairman of the MTR Corporation from 2015 to 2019.
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Holden Chow
- Occupations
- solicitorpolitician
- Biography
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Holden Chow Ho-ding is a Hong Kong solicitor and politician. He is vice-chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), the largest pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong, and a former chairman of Young DAB, its youth wing. He was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 2016, through the District Council (Second) "super seat". He was re-elected in 2021 through the New Territories North West geographical constituency.
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Gabriel Leung
- Occupations
- academic administratorscientist
- Biography
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Gabriel Matthew Leung GBS JP FRCP FRCPE is a Hong Kong physician and epidemiologist, currently serving as the executive director (Charities and Community) of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. From 2013 to 2022, he was the longest-serving dean of medicine at the University of Hong Kong, where he was also the inaugural Helen and Francis Zimmern Professor in Population Health. Formerly, he was Hong Kong's first undersecretary for food and health and fifth director of the Office of the Chief Executive at the Government of Hong Kong.
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Amber Tang
- Years
- 1995-.. (age 30)
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Amber Tang, is a Hong Kong hostess and actress. She was the first runner-up and Miss Photogenic in the Miss Hong Kong 2018 Pageant.
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Dennis Kwok
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Dennis Kwok Wing-hang is a Canadian lawyer and former Hong Kong politician who represented the legal constituency in the Hong Kong Legislative Council from 2012 to 2020. He is a founding member of Civic Party.
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Rimsky Yuen
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- justice of the peacelawyer
- Biography
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Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung GBM SC JP is a barrister who served as the third Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong from 2012 to 2018.
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Alex Chow
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Alex Chow Wing-hong is a social activist from Hong Kong and current doctoral candidate in geography at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a former secretary-general of the Hong Kong Federation of Students and a former Vice-President (External) of the Hong Kong University Students' Union.
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Albert Ho
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- solicitorpolitician
- Biography
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Albert Ho Chun-yan is a solicitor and politician in Hong Kong. He is the former chairman (2014–2019) and vice-chair (2019–2021) of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, and former chairman of the Democratic Party from 2006 to 2012. He is a solicitor and a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for District Council (Second) constituency.
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Andrew Cheung
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Andrew Cheung Kui-nung GBM is a Hong Kong judge who serves as the 3rd Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal. He previously served as a Permanent Judge of the same court. He was the 4th and longest-serving Chief Judge of the High Court.
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Rita Fan
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- 1965-1967 graduated with Bachelor of Science in physics and chemistry
- 1973-1973 graduated with Master of Social Science in psychology
- Occupations
- justice of the peacepolitician
- Biography
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Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai GBM GBS CBE JP is a senior Hong Kong politician. She was the first President of the Hong Kong SAR Legislative Council from 1998 to 2008 and a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC).
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Alan Leong
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Alan Leong Kah-kit, SC is a former member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, representing the Kowloon East geographical constituency and former chairman of the now-disbanded Civic Party. He was also vice-chairperson of the Independent Police Complaints Council.
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Lo Chung Mau
- Years
- 1961-.. (age 64)
- Occupations
- politicianphysicianresearcherjustice of the peace
- Biography
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Lo Chung-mau is a specialist in liver transplant and is currently the Secretary of Health of the Government of Hong Kong. Before joining the government, he was Hospital Chief Executive at The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Chair of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery at The University of Hong Kong and Director of Liver Transplantation Centre at Queen Mary Hospital.
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Audrey Eu
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Audrey Eu Yuet-mee is a Hong Kong lawyer and politician who represented Hong Kong Island in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 2000 to 2012. Eu was the founding leader of the Civic Party and was a member of the party's executive committee, focusing on party development. In politics, Eu has focused on matters relating to the Basic Law.
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Peter Lee Ka-kit
- Occupations
- justice of the peacepolitician
- Biography
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Peter Lee Ka Kit, GBM, GBS, JP, L.H., is a businessman and philanthropist from Hong Kong, the elder son of real estate tycoon and majority owner of Henderson Land Development Lee Shau-kee, who is the founder of (HKEx:00012) Henderson Land.
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Lee Cheuk-yan
- Occupations
- trade unionistpolitician
- Biography
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Lee Cheuk-yan is a Hong Kong politician and social activist. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1995 to 2016, when he lost his seat. He represented the Kowloon West and the Manufacturing constituencies briefly in 1995 and had been representing the New Territories West constituency from 1998 to 2016. He is a former trade union leader, former General Secretary of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, as well as former chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China. He has been jailed since April 2021 for his role in the Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests, having been sentenced for organizing two unauthorized assemblies; for an alleged offence of subversion of the state, no trial date has been set as of February 2024.
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Margaret Ng
- Occupations
- politicianbarristerlawyerjournalist
- Biography
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Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee is a politician, barrister, writer and columnist in Hong Kong. She was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1995 to 2012.
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Ko Wing Man
- Occupations
- justice of the peacepoliticianphysician
- Biography
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Dr Ko Wing-man GBS, JP is a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. He served as the Secretary for Food and Health of Hong Kong from 2012 to 2017. Besides being an orthopedic specialist, he is the member of The Medical Council of Hong Kong, the chairman of The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, member of the Board of Hong Kong Baptist University, member of the Board of Hong Kong Red Cross, Board of Directors of the Chiu Sheung School Hong Kong, Consultant of the pro-Beijing New People's Party (Hong Kong), The New Voice Club of Hong Kong, Happy Charity For Public Foundation, Asia-Pacific Anti Additive Association, the President of the Hong Kong Medical & Health Association of China, the Chairman of the Strategic Development Committee, the Chairman of the Chinese Medicine Development Committee and the Standing Committee of the Chaozhou, GuangDong Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultable Conference.
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Law Chi-kwong
- Occupations
- justice of the peacepolitician
- Biography
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Dr Law Chi-kwong, GBS, JP is a Hong Kong politician who served as Secretary for Labour and Welfare between 2017 and 2022. He is an associate professor in social work at the University of Hong Kong.
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Lim Bo Seng
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Lim Bo Seng was a Chinese resistance fighter based in Singapore and Malaya during World War II. Prior to the outbreak of World War II, he was a prominent businessman among the overseas Chinese community in Singapore and Malaya. Following the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, he participated in fund-raising activities to assist the war effort in China and boycott Japanese goods. After Singapore fell to the Japanese in 1942, Lim went to India, where he joined Force 136, a Sino-British guerrilla task force backed by the Special Operations Executive, to carry out espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance operations in Japanese-occupied Malaya. In 1944, he was captured by Japanese forces in Malaya and ultimately died in prison due to torture and ill-treatment. After the war, his remains were transported back to Singapore and buried near MacRitchie Reservoir. He is remembered as a war hero in contemporary Singapore and the Lim Bo Seng Memorial at Esplanade Park was constructed in 1954 to commemorate him.
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Tam Tak-chi
- Occupations
- activistpoliticianpresenteractor
- Biography
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Tam Tak-chi, also called "Fast Beat" (Chinese: 快必) in his radio career, is a former Hong Kong radio presenter, actor and currently a social activist. He was the vice chairman of the pro-democracy political party People Power.
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Leung Yiu-chung
- Occupations
- trade unionistpolitician
- Biography
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Leung Yiu-chung is a Hong Kong politician. He is a member of the pro-labour Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre, which is a part of the pan-democracy camp. He has had a long-standing tenure as a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Between 1998 and 2016, he represented the New Territories West geographical constituency, and from 2016 to 2020, he represented the District Council (Second) functional constituency. Leung has also served as a member of the Kwai Tsing District Council since 1985.
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Elsie Leung
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Elsie Leung Oi-sie, GBM, JP is a Hong Kong politician and solicitor. She was Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong from 1997 to 2005 and a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong.
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Chuang Shuk-kwan
- Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
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Chuang Shuk-kwan is a Hong Kong doctor specialising in public health medicine, currently serving as the head of the Communicable Disease Branch of the Centre for Health Protection in Hong Kong. She has had a leading role in the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, including giving more than 700 official public briefings, from January 2020 to September 2022, for which she received praise as patient, frank and reassuring.
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Patrick Nip
- Occupations
- civil servantpolitician
- Biography
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Patrick Nip Tak-kuen GBS JP is a Hong Kong former government official. He served as Secretary for the Civil Service from 2020 to 2022.
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Johannes Chan
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 66)
- Occupations
- university teacherbarrister
- Biography
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Johannes Chan Man-mun SC (Hon) is an adjunct professor, former chair professor of law (–2021) and former dean of the faculty of law (2002–2014) at the University of Hong Kong. He specialises in human rights, constitutional and administrative law, and is the first and only academic silk ever appointed in Hong Kong. He is credited with transforming the University's Faculty of Law into one of the leading law schools in the world during his tenure as Dean.
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Edward Yau
- Occupations
- justice of the peacepolitician
- Biography
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Edward Yau Tang-wah, GBS, JP is a Hong Kong politician. He was the Secretary for the Environment from 2007 to 2012, and from 2012 to 2017, he was the Director of the Chief Executive's Office of Hong Kong. He served as Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development from 2017 to 2022.
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Joseph Yam
- Years
- 1948-.. (age 77)
- Occupations
- justice of the peace
- Biography
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Joseph Yam Chi-kwong, GBM, GBS, CBE, JP is a Hong Kong statistician, economist and civil servant. He was the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Hong Kong's de facto central bank, holding the position for 16 years. In 2011 Yam was elected to a member of the board of directors of the Swiss Bank UBS AG. In 2014, following UBS AG's restructuring, he was appointed to the board of directors of the UBS Group AG and served in the position till May 2017. He has been a member of the Corporate Culture and Responsibility Committee and the Risk Committee of the UBS Group AG since 2011 and a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong since 2017.
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James To
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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James To Kun-sun is a Hong Kong lawyer and Democratic Party politician. From 1991 to 2020, To was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the District Council (Second) constituency. In his final four years, To was the most senior member in the Legislative Council, and was also the convenor of the pro-democracy caucus from 2016 to 2017. He was also a former member of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council representing Olympic.
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Edward Yiu
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Edward Yiu Chung-yim is a Hong Kong academic, scholar and former politician who is currently an associate professor of property at the University of Auckland Business School. He is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong elected in the 2016 Legislative Council election representing the functional constituency of Architectural, Surveying, Planning and Landscape. On 14 July 2017, Yiu was disqualified by the court over his manner on oath of office at the inaugural meeting of the Legislative Council on 12 October 2016 as a result of the oath-taking controversy.
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Alex Law
- Occupations
- film directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Alexander Law Kai-Yui was a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer.
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Eddie Ng
- Occupations
- justice of the peace
- Biography
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Eddie Ng Hak-kim GBS, JP is a former Secretary for Education in the Hong Kong Government. From 2017, he is a temporary adjunct professor at the MBA Centre of Shanghai University.
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Tang King Shing
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tang King Shing GBS PDSM PMSM CPM was the Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police force until 10 January 2011.
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Kwok Ka-ki
- Occupations
- politicianphysician
- Biography
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Kwok Ka-ki is a democratic Hong Kong former politician. He is a private urology doctor, having graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong. Kwok is a member of the Civic Party, having joined on 19 July 2010. On 11 November 2020, he was disqualified from the Legislative Council, along with three other lawmakers of the pan-democratic camp, by the central government in Beijing on request of the Hong Kong government. A mass resignation of pan-democrats the same day left the Legislative Council without a substantial opposition.
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Frederick Fung
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- 1974-1975 studied social science
- Occupations
- justice of the peacepoliticiansocial worker
- Biography
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Frederick Fung Kin-kee, SBS, JP is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1991 to 1997 and from 2000 to 2016 and the former chairman of the pro-democracy Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) from 1989 to 2007.
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Fanny Law
- Occupations
- justice of the peacepolitician
- Biography
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Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun GBM GBS JP is a former non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. She was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM) by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.
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Paul Zimmerman
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- Graduated with master's degree in transportation planning
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Paulus Johannes Zimmerman, better known as Paul Zimmerman, is a Dutch-born Hong Kong environmentalist, politician and businessman. He is a former member of the Southern District Council for Pokfulam and CEO of Designing Hong Kong, a group that advocates better urban design.
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Robert Kotewall
- Years
- 1880-1949 (aged 69)
- Occupations
- legislator
- Biography
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Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall CMG was a British Hong Kong businessman, civil servant and legislator.
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Ip Kin-yuen
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ip Kin-yuen is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Education constituency and a chief executive for Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union.
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Ching Cheong
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Ching Cheong is a Chinese senior journalist with The Straits Times. He is best known for having been interned by the People's Republic of China on allegations of spying for Taiwan. He was detained in April 2005 and spent over 1,000 days in prison; his sentencing in August 2006 was for five years' imprisonment, scheduled to end in August 2011, but he was released just before Chinese New Year in February 2008.
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Stephen Lam
- Occupations
- justice of the peacepolitician
- Biography
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Stephen Lam Sui-lung GBM GBS OBE was the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong and Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs.
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Pierre Chan
- Occupations
- politicianphysician
- Biography
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Pierre Chan Pui-yin is a Hong Kong medical doctor and politician. Chan was elected in the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election through the Medical functional constituency.
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Selina Chow
- Occupations
- justice of the peacepoliticianactor
- Biography
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Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee GBS OBE JP is a former Hong Kong television executive and politician. She was a member of the Legislative Council for nearly three decades, and was also a member of the Executive Council. She is honorary chairwoman of the Liberal Party, having formerly been its chairwoman.
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Lam Chiu Ying
- Years
- 1949-.. (age 76)
- Occupations
- justice of the peaceenvironmentalistmeteorologist
- Biography
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Lam Chiu-ying, SBS, also known by the nickname 'Black Ying' (Chinese: 黑英; pinyin: Hēi Yīng), is a Hong Kong meteorologist, bird-watcher, conservationist and blogger. He was the director of the Hong Kong Observatory 2003 through 2009. He is also an honorary fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society, an Honorary University Fellow of the University of Hong Kong as well as the honorary president of the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society. Microplanet 64288 Lamchiuying is named after Lam.
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Michael Suen
- Occupations
- justice of the peacepolitician
- Biography
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Michael Suen Ming-yeung GBS CBE JP was a Hong Kong politician who served as the acting Chief Secretary for Administration in 2005 and 2012 and as Secretary for Education of Hong Kong from 2007 to 2012.
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Anthony Cheung
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Anthony Cheung Bing Leung, GBS, JP is a Hong Kong politician and academic. He was the Secretary for Transport and Housing from 2012 to 2017 and 5th President of the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd). He was one of the few government officials coming from a pro-democracy background.
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Frank Chan
- Occupations
- engineerpolitician
- Biography
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Frank Chan Fan GBS JP is a Hong Kong engineer and government official. He served as Secretary for Transport and Housing from 2017 to 2022, also the Chairman of Hong Kong Housing Authority, Chairman of Aviation Development & Three-runway System Advisory Committee and Chairman of Hong Kong Logistics Development Council. Before Chan has become a principal official as Secretary for Transport and Housing, he was the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services.
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Zhu Guangqian
- Occupations
- translator
- Biography
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Zhu Guangqian was a scholar and theoretician of aesthetics in 20th-century China.
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Wong Kam-sing
- Occupations
- architect
- Biography
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Wong Kam-sing, GBS, JP, is a Hong Kong architect and the former Secretary for the Environment, Wong had held a number of public service positions before joining the Government, including the first Chairman of the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, the Chairman of the Professional Green Building Council and the Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Green Building Council. He has contributed to the promotion and research of the standards and guidelines for sustainable built environment applicable to the high-density urban environment of Hong Kong.
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Gary Chan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Gary Chan Hak-kan, BBS, JP is a current member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. He represents the New Territories North East constituency and is a chairperson of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) political party.
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Christina Chan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Christina Chan is a political activist in Hong Kong, known for her stand on human rights, democracy and Tibetan independence. She is enrolled in a premaster's degree in philosophy in the University of Hong Kong.
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Paul Lam
- Years
- 1968-.. (age 57)
- Occupations
- barrister
- Biography
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Paul Lam Ting Kwok SBS SC JP is a Hong Kong Senior Counsel, currently serving as the 5th Secretary for Justice since July 2022.
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Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
- Occupations
- politicianjournalistlawyer
- Biography
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Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum CF is a Fijian politician and a former cabinet minister. He was the Fijian Attorney-General and the Minister for Economy, Civil Service and Communications, and also served as the Minister responsible for Climate Change under the FijiFirst government. He is the third-highest polling candidate from the Fijian general elections of 2014, 2018 and 2022.
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Edward Leong
- Occupations
- justice of the peacepoliticianphysician
- Biography
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Edward Leong Che-hung is a Hong Kong politician who served as a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong from 2005 to 2012. He previously represented the medical functional constituency in the Legislative Council from 1988 to 2000, and was Chairman of the Council of the University of Hong Kong from 2009 to 2015.
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Fung Wai Kwong
- Years
- 1961-.. (age 64)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Andrew Fung Wai-kwong is the current information coordinator for the Office of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
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Lee Wing-tat
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- 1976-1980 graduated with Bachelor of Science in zoology and botany
- 1980-1982 studied education
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lee Wing-tat is a former Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), returned by direct election as representative of the New Territories West constituency. He was the former third Chairman of the Democratic Party (DP). He is seen as a conservative inside the party.
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Guan Yi
- Occupations
- researcherauthorvirologistmicrobiologist
- Biography
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Guan Yi is a Chinese virologist. In 2014, he was ranked as 11th in the world by Thomson Reuters (now known as Clarivate Analytics) among global researchers in the field of microbiology. He obtained his PhD in microbiology at the University of Hong Kong and is now a professor of microbiology at his alma mater. His research on the viral respiratory disease SARS helped the Chinese government avert the 2004 outbreak of this disease. He is the current director (China affairs) of the State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases University of Hong Kong. In early 2017, Guan warned that the H7N9 influenza virus "poses the greatest threat to humanity than any other in the past 100 years".
