Tanya Chan
| The Honourable Tanya Chan Suk-chong 陳淑莊 LL.B, P.C.LL | |
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| Tanya Chan campaigning for LegCo in 2008 in Kornhill, Quarry Bay | |
| Member of Legislative Council | |
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| Assumed office 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Yeung Sum |
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| Born | 14 September 1971 Hong Kong |
| Political party | Civic Party |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | Sacred Heart Canossian College University of Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Legislative Councillor |
| Profession | Barrister |
| Website | http://www.tanyachan.hk/ |
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Tanya Chan Suk-chong (Chinese: 陳淑莊; born 14 September 1971, Hong Kong) is a Legislative Councillor (Hong Kong Island constituency) and is a member of the Central and Western District Council of Hong Kong (Peak Constituency). She is also a founding member of the Civic Party.
Chan is sometimes known as the "Zhou Xun of the Civic Party".[1]
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[edit] Political career
In the 2008 LegCo elections, Chan was elected into LegCo along with Civic Party leader Audrey Eu and Discovery Bay candidate Amy Yung.
[edit] Educational history
- Sacred Heart Canossian College
- LLB, University of Hong Kong[2]
- Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, University of Hong Kong[2]
[edit] "Five Constituencies Referendum"
In January 2010, Chan, and other four lawmakers, Albert Chan, Alan Leong, Leung Kwok-hung and Wong Yuk-man resigned from LegCo, forcing a by-election, which they would treat as a "de facto referendum" to press the Central Government into allowing universal suffrage in Hong Kong.[3] On 16 May 2010, she was re-elected as a lawmaker in the by-election.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Tanya Chan of the Civic Party", Next Magazine, 18 January 2007
- ^ a b HK LegCo. Legco.gov.hk. Retrieved on 2011-06-21.
- ^ Hong Kong MPs quit in attempt to push Beijing towards direct elections The Guardian, 26 January 2010
- ^ Pro-democracy lawmakers win by-elections. Rthk.org.hk (2010-05-17). Retrieved on 2011-06-21.
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| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
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| Preceded by Yeung Sum |
Member of Legislative Council Representative for Hong Kong Island constituency 2008 – present Served alongside: Jasper Tsang, Cyd Ho, Kam Nai-wai, Audrey Eu, Regina Ip |
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| Preceded by Leung Kwok-hung Member of the Legislative Council |
Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council |
Succeeded by Albert Chan Member of the Legislative Council |
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