100 Notable alumni of
University of Hong Kong
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The University of Hong Kong is 123rd in the world, 20th 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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Carrie Lam
- Occupations
- politicianjustice of the peaceinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor 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
- politicianentrepreneur
- Biography
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Stanley Ho Hung-sun was a Hong Kong-Macau billionaire businessman. His original patrilineal surname was Bosman, which was later sinicized to 何 (Ho). 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
- journalisttranslatorwriterscreenwriter
- 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
- actorsongwriterscreenwritermusicianfilm actor
- 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
- lyricistsongwriter
- Biography
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Albert Leung is a Hong Kong lyricist and writer.
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Edan Lui
- Occupations
- film actorartist
- 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
- singerrecording artistsongwriter
- Biography
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Kay Tse On-kay is a Hong Kong Cantopop 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 80)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sir Donald Tsang Yam-kuen 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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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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Alex Fong
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actorsingeractorswimmer
- Biography
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Alex Fong is a Hong Kong actor, singer and swimmer. He was nicknamed "Little Flying Fish" for his swimming achievements. As of 2021, Fong still holds 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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Run Run Shaw
- Occupations
- television producerfilm producerentrepreneurphilanthropistactor
- Biography
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Sir Run Run Shaw, 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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Stephen Shiu
- Occupations
- politiciantelevision presenterscreenwriterbusinesspersonjournalist
- 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
- television actorsingeractorrecording artistdentist
- Biography
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Alfred Hui Ting-hang is a Hong Kong singer and dentist. 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 and English literature
- Occupations
- politiciancivil servant
- 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
- calligrapherBhikkhu
- 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
- politicianHong Kong civil servant
- Biography
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Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee is a Chinese politician. 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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Dr. 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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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
- barristerpolitician
- 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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Mary Jean Reimer
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 60)
- Occupations
- actorlawyer
- 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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Ann Hui
- Occupations
- film actorfilm producerproducerscreenwriterdirector
- Biography
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Ann Hui On-wah, 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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Sammi Cheung
- Years
- 1987-.. (age 37)
- 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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Martin Lee
- Occupations
- barristerpoliticianjustice of the peace
- Biography
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Martin Lee Chu-ming 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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Matthew Cheung
- Occupations
- politicianjustice of the peace
- Biography
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Matthew Cheung Kin-chung 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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John Shum
- Occupations
- actorfilm actorfilm producer
- 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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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
- bacteriologistresearcherphysicianjustice of the peacemicrobiologist
- Biography
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Yuen Kwok-yung 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 2003–4, and traced its genetic origins to wild bats. During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, he has acted as expert adviser to the Hong Kong government.
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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, SC KC is a Hong Kong Senior Counsel and politician. 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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Jasper Tsang
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianjustice of the peace
- Biography
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Jasper Tsang Yok-sing 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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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 billionaires Stanley Ho, a casino tycoon, and Leong On-kei, a politician. Ho invested in businesses founded by women.
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Sophia Chan Siu-chee
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 66)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sophia Chan Siu-chee is a Hong Kong professor and politician. She served as Secretary for Food and Health from 2017 to 2022.
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Steven Lo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Stephen Lo Wai-chung 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 2014 to 2015, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) from 2013 to 2014, and Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police from 2011 to 2013.
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Tanya Chan
- Occupations
- barristerpolitician
- 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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Benny Tai
- Occupations
- docentpoliticianteacher
- 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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Priscilla Leung
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Priscilla Leung Mei-fun SBS 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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Stephen Chan
- Occupations
- actortelevision presenterbroadcasting executive
- 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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Antony Leung
- Occupations
- politicianjustice of the peacebankerinternational forum participantforeign currency trader
- 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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Joseph Sung
- Occupations
- hepatologistresearcherphysiciangastroenterologist
- Biography
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Joseph Sung Jao-yiu 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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David Wilson
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
- 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 the two living former governors of Hong Kong with 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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Mabel Cheung
- Occupations
- film directorscreenwriteractorfilm producer
- 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. Elected "Freshman's Queen" when she was studying undergrad at the University of Hong Kong, she was also an avid sportswoman representing Lady Ho Tung Hall and the University of 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 history and economics
- Occupations
- investment bankerjustice of the peace
- 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
- politiciansolicitor
- 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
- scientistacademic administrator
- Biography
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Gabriel Matthew Leung 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 Under Secretary for Food and Health and fifth Director of the Office of the Chief Executive at the Government of Hong Kong.
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Dennis Kwok
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Dennis Kwok Wing-hang is a former member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council from 2012 to 2020 and founding member of Civic Party.
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Kevin Yeung
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kevin Yeung Yun-hung is a Hong Kong government official. He is the current Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, serving since 2022.
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Lui Che Woo
- Occupations
- justice of the peaceentrepreneurbusinessperson
- Biography
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Lui Che Woo, GBM, MBE, JP is a Hong Kong business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is a member of the standing committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Jiangmen, People's Republic of China, and is a Hong Kong gambling magnate, founder and chairman of listed firms Galaxy Entertainment Group and K. Wah International Holdings Ltd. As of June 2021, he had an estimated net worth of US$19.0 billion and ranked the fourth richest man in Hong Kong according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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Amber Tang
- Years
- 1995-.. (age 29)
- 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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Rimsky Yuen
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- lawyerjustice of the peace
- Biography
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Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung 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 Yong-kang 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
- politiciansolicitor
- 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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Rita Fan
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- 1965-1967 graduated with Bachelor of Science in chemistry and physics
- 1973-1973 graduated with Master of Social Science in psychology
- Occupations
- politicianjustice of the peace
- Biography
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Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai 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
- politicianlawyer
- 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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Andrew Cheung
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Andrew Cheung Kui-nung 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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Audrey Eu
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Audrey Eu Yuet-mee is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and was founding leader of the Civic Party. She was a member of the executive committee of the Civic Party, focusing on party development. In politics, Eu has focused on matters relating to the Basic Law.
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Law Chi-kwong
- Occupations
- politicianjustice of the peace
- 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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Lo Chung Mau
- Years
- 1961-.. (age 63)
- Occupations
- physicianpoliticianjustice of the peace
- Biography
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Lo Chung-mau is a specialist in liver transplant, 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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Ko Wing Man
- Occupations
- physicianpoliticianjustice of the peace
- 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 the 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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Lee Cheuk-yan
- Occupations
- politiciantrade unionist
- 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 and has been sentenced for his role in two unauthorized assemblies; for an alleged offence of subversion, no trial date has been set as of February 2024.
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Margaret Ng
- Occupations
- journalistpoliticianlawyer
- 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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Peter Lee Ka-kit
- Occupations
- politicianjustice of the peace
- Biography
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Dr Peter Lee Ka-kit, GBS, JP, is a businessman and philanthropist from Hong Kong. He is Chairman of Henderson Land, The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited and Towngas Smart Energy Company Limited, as well as Vice Chairman of Henderson Investment Limited. He is currently a Member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Vice Chairman of the 13th Executive Committee for the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.
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Leung Yiu-chung
- Occupations
- politiciantrade unionist
- 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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Tam Tak-chi
- Occupations
- presenterpoliticianactivistactor
- 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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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 fled 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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Akio Hong
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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James "Akio" Xiang is a travel writer, broadcaster, TV host and columnist from Hong Kong.
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Patrick Nip
- Occupations
- politiciancivil servant
- Biography
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Patrick Nip Tak-kuen is a Hong Kong former government official. He served as Secretary for the Civil Service from 2020 to 2022.
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Elsie Leung
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- 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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Johannes Chan
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- barristeruniversity teacher
- 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 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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Edward Yau
- Occupations
- politicianjustice of the peaceinternational forum participant
- 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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James To
- Occupations
- politician
- 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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Joseph Yam
- Years
- 1947-.. (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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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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Alex Law
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm director
- Biography
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Alex Law Kai-Yui was a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer.
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Frederick Fung
- Enrolled in the University of Hong Kong
- 1974-1975 studied social science
- Occupations
- politicianjustice of the peacesocial 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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Kwok Ka-ki
- Occupations
- physicianpolitician
- 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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Tang King Shing
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tang King Shing was the Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police force until 11 January 2011.
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Fanny Law
- Occupations
- politicianjustice of the peace
- Biography
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Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun 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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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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Pierre Chan
- Occupations
- physicianpolitician
- Biography
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Pierre Chan 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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Robert Kotewall
- Years
- 1880-1949 (aged 69)
- Occupations
- legislator
- Biography
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Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall was a British Hong Kong businessman, civil servant and legislator.
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Stephen Lam
- Occupations
- politicianjustice of the peace
- Biography
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Stephen Lam Sui-lung was the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong and Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs.
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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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Anthony Cheung
- Occupations
- politicianjustice of the peace
- 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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Selina Chow
- Occupations
- actorpoliticianjustice of the peace
- Biography
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Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee 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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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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Lam Chiu Ying
- Years
- 1949-.. (age 75)
- Occupations
- environmentalistjustice of the peacemeteorologist
- 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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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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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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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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Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
- Occupations
- journalistpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum 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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Andrew Fung
- Years
- 1961-.. (age 63)
- 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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Edward Leong
- Occupations
- physicianpoliticianjustice of the peace
- Biography
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Edward Leong Che-hung is a Hong Kong politician who served as the non-official member of the Executive Council 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 botany and zoology
- 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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Jaimes McKee
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Jaimes Anthony McKee is a former professional footballer who played as a forward or winger. He is currently the assistant coach of Hong Kong U-23.
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Andrew Wong
- Occupations
- politicianjustice of the peace
- Biography
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Andrew Wong Wang-fat OBE, JP is a Hong-Kong politician who was the last president of the Legislative Council during British rule. He was the only person of Chinese ethnicity to have served in the position during British rule, supported by the pan-democracy camp.
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Michael Suen
- Occupations
- politicianjustice of the peace
- Biography
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Michael Suen Ming-yeung 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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Chan Koonchung
- Occupations
- science fiction writercriticwriter
- Biography
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Chan Koonchung is a Chinese science-fiction writer who has previously lived in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States. He currently lives in Beijing. Chan also holds Canadian citizenship. He is the founder of Green Power (綠色力量), Green Garden Organic Farm (綠田園有機農場) and the Hong Kong Film Directors Association (香港電影導演會) among other organizations, and is currently on the international board of directors of Greenpeace. Previously, he worked as a reporter for the Hong Kong tabloid, The Star. In 1976 he co-founded City Magazine (號外) with Qiu Shiwen and Deng Xiaoyu and Hu Junyi. In the 1990s he worked as an overseas publisher for the mainland literary journal Dushu (读书), published by the China Publishing Group (中国出版集团) and SDX Joint Publishing Company (生活读书新知三联书店). In 1991 he played the role of Professor Liu Yuebai in Yan Hao and Xu Ke's adaptation of Ah Cheng's 1984 novel, The Chess Master. His dystopian novel The Fat Years (2009) was published in English by Doubleday in 2011.
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Andrew Cheng
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Andrew Cheng Kar-foo was a Hong Kong politician and solicitor. He is a former Democratic Party member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the New Territories East geographical constituency.
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Wong Kwok-hing
- Occupations
- politiciantrade unionist
- Biography
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Wong Kwok-hing BBS MH is a Hong Kong trade unionist and a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the New Territories West constituency from 2008 to 2012, and representing the Hong Kong Island from 2012 to 2016.
