Winston Chu

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For the Singaporean diplomat, see Winston Choo.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chu.

Winston Chu Ka-sun (徐嘉慎; born 1940) is a Hong Kong lawyer and activist.

Early years and education[]

Chu was born in Hong Kong and received his secondary school education at Wah Yan College there, after which he furthered his studies in the United Kingdom.[1] He initially aspired to a career as a nuclear physicist, but instead ended up studying law.[2] He graduated from University College London with a Bachelor of Laws degree and became a solicitor. Chu was also an honorary law lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong. He served on the Town Planning Board[3] from 1988 to 1996.

Society for Protection of the Harbour[]

In 1994, Winston Chu founded the Society for Protection of the Harbour to preserve Victoria Harbour. From that time onwards, he worked together with his partner Christine Loh to protect the harbour.[4] On 11 October 2003, Winston Chu announced his resignation as Chairperson of SPH due to personal threats to his family and was replaced by Loh.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "香港華仁書院 舊生校長商界取經". Hong Kong Economic Journal. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ Evans, Annemarie (20 October 2013). "A poet at heart who harbours a love for his city". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. ^ Gargan, Edward A. (19 June 1995). "Rising Storm on Hong Kong's Vanishing Harbor". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Courts protect our imperiled waterway - at least for the time being". The Standard. 14 August 2006. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  5. ^ Owen, Kevin; Borg, Peter (3 February 2004). "Hong Kong: Environmental Law Sharpens its Teeth". Mondaq. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
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