Alan Leong
Alan Leong Kah-kit SC | |
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梁家傑 | |
 Leong in 2015 | |
| Chairperson of the Civic Party | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2016 | |
| Leader | Alvin Yeung |
| Preceded by | Audrey Eu |
| Leader of the Civic Party | |
| In office 8 January 2011 – 30 September 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Audrey Eu |
| Succeeded by | Alvin Yeung |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| In office 1 October 2004 – 30 September 2016 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Tam |
| Constituency | Kowloon East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 February 1958 British Hong Kong |
| Political party | Civic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Chen Suk-yi |
| Alma mater | La Salle Primary School Wah Yan College, Kowloon University of Hong Kong Hughes Hall, Cambridge |
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Alan Leong Kah-kit[1] (Chinese: 梁家傑; born 22 February 1958), SC is a former member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, representing the Kowloon East geographical constituency, and the sitting-Chairman of the Civic Party. He was also vice-chairperson of the Independent Police Complaints Council.
Early career[]
Leong graduated with an LLB from the University of Hong Kong and an LLM from Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge. He was chairman of Hong Kong Bar Association from 2001 to 2003.
Political career[]
As chairperson of Hong Kong Bar Association, he mobilised many barristers to participate in the July 1 protests. He won a seat in the Legislative Council in the 2004 election.
In January 2011, Leong was elected the second leader of the Civic Party, replacing Audrey Eu.[2]
Chief Executive election 2007[]
Leong was nominated by the Civic Party as its party candidate for the Chief Executive election in 2007. He was also supported by the pan-democrats, including the Democratic Party.
Leong later secured 132 nominations and became the first Pan-democracy camp candidate to succeed in joining the Chief Executive election. In the end Leong lost to Donald Tsang in the CE election on 25 March 2007, gaining 123 votes from the 800-member Election Committee.
"Five Constituencies Referendum"[]
In January 2010, Leong and other four lawmakers, Albert Chan, Tanya Chan, Leung Kwok-hung and Wong Yuk-man resigned their seats to force by-elections, in which they all stood, which they called on to be treated as a referendum to press the Chinese Central Government into allowing universal suffrage in Hong Kong.[3] On 16 May 2010, he was re-elected as a lawmaker in the by-election.[4]
Personal life[]
Leong is married with three children.
References[]
- ^ Alan Leong's official website profile Archived 30 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Civic Party elects new leader, chairman". RTHK. 8 January 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ "Hong Kong MPs quit in attempt to push Beijing towards direct elections". the Guardian.
- ^ Pro-democracy lawmakers win by-elections
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- 1958 births
- Alumni of the University of Hong Kong
- Cantonese people
- 20th-century Chinese lawyers
- 21st-century Chinese lawyers
- Hong Kong Roman Catholics
- Living people
- Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Senior Counsel
- Alumni of Wah Yan
- Alumni of Hughes Hall, Cambridge
- Charter 08 signatories
- Civic Party politicians
- HK LegCo Members 2004–2008
- HK LegCo Members 2008–2012
- HK LegCo Members 2012–2016
- Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2017–2021