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'''Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu''' ({{zh-t|楊岳橋}}, born 5 June 1981) is a [[barrister]] and politician in Hong Kong. He is |
'''Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu''' ({{zh-t|楊岳橋}}, born 5 June 1981) is a [[barrister]] and politician in Hong Kong. He is the current acting Leader of the [[Civic Party]] and member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]], representing [[New Territories East (constituency)|New Territories East]] after winning the [[New Territories East by-election, 2016|2016 by-election]]. |
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Yeung was born in [[Yuen Long]], Hong Kong in 1981 as the only child to a restaurant owner and a jewellery dealer. Yeung and his parents emigrated to [[Canada]] in the early 1990s after the 1989 [[Tiananmen massacre]].<ref name="rising">{{cite news|title=Rising political leaders profile: Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu|url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/08/24/rising-political-leaders-profile-alvin-yeung-ngok-kiu/|date=24 August 2015|first= Vivienne|last=Zeng|work=Hong Kong Free Press}}</ref> Yeung graduated from the [[University of Western Ontario]] with a degree in [[political science]] and obtained a [[master of laws]] in constitutional and administrative laws from the [[Peking University]] around 2003. |
Yeung was born in [[Yuen Long]], Hong Kong in 1981 as the only child to a restaurant owner and a jewellery dealer. Yeung and his parents emigrated to [[Canada]] in the early 1990s after the 1989 [[Tiananmen massacre]].<ref name="rising">{{cite news|title=Rising political leaders profile: Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu|url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/08/24/rising-political-leaders-profile-alvin-yeung-ngok-kiu/|date=24 August 2015|first= Vivienne|last=Zeng|work=Hong Kong Free Press}}</ref> Yeung graduated from the [[University of Western Ontario]] with a degree in [[political science]] and obtained a [[master of laws]] in constitutional and administrative laws from the [[Peking University]] around 2003. |
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He was recommended by Ronny Tong when Tong resigned from the Legislative Council in June 2015 to take up the seat in the [[New Territories East by-election, 2016|February by-election]]. He retained the seat for the Civic Party by defeating [[Beijing-loyalist]] [[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong]] (DAB) candidate [[Holden Chow Ho-ding]] and [[localism in Hong Kong|localist]] [[Hong Kong Indigenous]] candidate [[Edward Leung Tin-kei]], receiving 160,880 votes in the [[New Territories East (constituency)|New Territories East constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2016by/eng/results.html?1456695666804|work=Electoral Affairs Commission|title=2016 Legislative Council Geographical Constituency New Territories By-election - Election Result|date=29 February 2016}}</ref> |
He was recommended by Ronny Tong when Tong resigned from the Legislative Council in June 2015 to take up the seat in the [[New Territories East by-election, 2016|February by-election]]. He retained the seat for the Civic Party by defeating [[Beijing-loyalist]] [[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong]] (DAB) candidate [[Holden Chow Ho-ding]] and [[localism in Hong Kong|localist]] [[Hong Kong Indigenous]] candidate [[Edward Leung Tin-kei]], receiving 160,880 votes in the [[New Territories East (constituency)|New Territories East constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2016by/eng/results.html?1456695666804|work=Electoral Affairs Commission|title=2016 Legislative Council Geographical Constituency New Territories By-election - Election Result|date=29 February 2016}}</ref> |
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In the [[Hong Kong legislative election, 2016|September general election]], he sought for re-election in the New Territories East. Led in the opinion polls, he cooperated with [[Labour Party (Hong Kong)|Labour Party]]'s [[Fernando Cheung]] who traced behind in the polls and later on with other pan-democrat candidates in order to split the votes evenly to maximise the chance to win seven out of the nine seats. He was re-elected with six other anti-establishment candidates by receiving 52,416 votes. After the election, he succeeded Alan Leong to become the acting Leader of the Civic Party on 1 October. |
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Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu | |
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楊岳橋 | |
.jpg) Alvin Yeung in 2016 Legislative Council election | |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 29 February 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ronny Tong |
| Constituency | New Territories East |
| Leader of the Civic Party (Acting) | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Leong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1981 Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Canadian (until 2012) Hong Kong Chinese |
| Political party | Civic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Western Ontario (B.A.) Peking University (LL.M.) University of Bristol (M.A.) |
| Occupation | Barrister Politician |
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊岳橋 | ||||||||
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Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu (Chinese: 楊岳橋, born 5 June 1981) is a barrister and politician in Hong Kong. He is the current acting Leader of the Civic Party and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing New Territories East after winning the 2016 by-election.
Background
Yeung was born in Yuen Long, Hong Kong in 1981 as the only child to a restaurant owner and a jewellery dealer. Yeung and his parents emigrated to Canada in the early 1990s after the 1989 Tiananmen massacre.[1] Yeung graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a degree in political science and obtained a master of laws in constitutional and administrative laws from the Peking University around 2003.
Political career
Inspired by the large-scale 2003 July 1 march, Yeung joined a group called “7.1 People Pile". He campaigned for Alan Leong Kah-kit, a barrister-turned-politician, in the 2004 Legislative Council election. In the following year, he joined the master of arts in legal studies program at the University of Bristol and became a certified barrister in 2008.[1]
He joined the Civic Party in 2011 and ran in the 2011 District Council election in Tai Po Market but was defeated. He later elected to the Election Committee through the legal subsector in the Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector election, 2011. In 2012 Legislative Council election, he partnered with Ronny Tong Ka-wah to run in the New Territories East and successfully got Tong re-elected. He gave up his Canadian citizenship for the candidacy in the election.[2]
Yeung is currently chairman of the New Territories East branch of the party and member of the Appeal Panel (Housing),[3] and also co-host of the political talk-show “Teacup in a Storm” on D100 radio station.[1]
He was recommended by Ronny Tong when Tong resigned from the Legislative Council in June 2015 to take up the seat in the February by-election. He retained the seat for the Civic Party by defeating Beijing-loyalist Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) candidate Holden Chow Ho-ding and localist Hong Kong Indigenous candidate Edward Leung Tin-kei, receiving 160,880 votes in the New Territories East constituency.[4]
In the September general election, he sought for re-election in the New Territories East. Led in the opinion polls, he cooperated with Labour Party's Fernando Cheung who traced behind in the polls and later on with other pan-democrat candidates in order to split the votes evenly to maximise the chance to win seven out of the nine seats. He was re-elected with six other anti-establishment candidates by receiving 52,416 votes. After the election, he succeeded Alan Leong to become the acting Leader of the Civic Party on 1 October.
References
- ^ a b c Zeng, Vivienne (24 August 2015). "Rising political leaders profile: Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu". Hong Kong Free Press.
- ^ "Hong Kong legislator Ronny Tong prepares successor, but who is Alvin Yeung?". South China Morning Post. 25 June 2015.
- ^ "YEUNG Ngok Kiu, Alvin". Civic Party.
- ^ "2016 Legislative Council Geographical Constituency New Territories By-election - Election Result". Electoral Affairs Commission. 29 February 2016.
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Hong Kong emigrants to Canada
- Peking University alumni
- Alumni of the University of Bristol
- University of Western Ontario alumni
- Barristers of Hong Kong
- Civic Party politicians
- Hong Kong radio personalities
- HK LegCo Members 2012–16
- HK LegCo Members 2016–20
- Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
- Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2011–2016