Tanya Chan
Tanya Chan Suk-chong | |
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陳淑莊 | |
 Tanya Chan campaigning for LegCo in 2008 in Kornhill, Quarry Bay | |
| Member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
| In office 1 October 2008 – 28 January 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Lee |
| Succeeded by | Herself |
| Constituency | Hong Kong Island |
| In office 17 May 2010 – 30 September 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Herself |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Chan |
| Constituency | Hong Kong Island |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1971 Hong Kong |
| Nationality |  Hong Kong |
| Political party | Civic Party |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | Sacred Heart Canossian College University of Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Website | http://www.tanyachan.hk/ |
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳淑莊 | ||||||
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Template:Contains Chinese text Tanya Chan Suk-chong (Chinese: 陳淑莊; born 14 September 1971 in Hong Kong) is a former Legislative Councillor (Hong Kong Island constituency). She is a founding member of the Civic Party.
Chan is sometimes known as the "Zhou Xun of the Civic Party".[1]
Political career
In the 2008 LegCo elections, Chan was elected into, and became a member of, the Hong Kong Legislative Council, along with Civic Party leader Audrey Eu. Chan lost her seat in 2012.
Educational history
- Sacred Heart Canossian College
- LLB, University of Hong Kong[2]
- Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, University of Hong Kong[2]
"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]
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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