Cheng Chung-tai
Cheng Chung-tai | |
|---|---|
鄭松泰 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Cheuk-yan |
| Constituency | New Territories West |
| Chairman of Civic Passion | |
| Assumed office 5 September 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Wong Yeung-tat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1983 Hong Kong |
| Citizenship | Hong Kong permanent resident |
| Nationality | Hong Kong Chinese |
| Political party | Civic Passion |
| Alma mater | Hong Kong Polytechnic University (BA) Peking University (PhD) |
| Occupation | University Teaching Fellow |
Dr. Cheng Chung-tai (Chinese: 鄭松泰; born 5 November 1983) is a Hong Kong social activist and politician. In the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election, he won a seat in the New Territories West constituency. He took over Wong Yeung-tat's position as the chairman of the radical localist group Civic Passion after his electoral victory.
Biography
Cheng obtained his bachelor's degree from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and doctoral degree from the Peking University. He is a teaching fellow at the Department of Applied Social Science at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.[1]
He is a member of the radical localist group Civic Passion and participated in the anti-parallel trading protests in 2015. In the 2015 District Council election, Cheng represented the Civic Passion to run against pro-democratic Democratic Party incumbent Albert Ho in Lok Tsui, where he grabbed 391 votes, while Ho lost his seat to a pro-Beijing candidate Junius Ho by a margin of 277 votes.[2]
In 2016, he was criticised by Kaizer Lau, a member of the governing council of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University for supporting and organising violent protests, advocating for Hong Kong independence. Lau also called for the non-renewal of the employment contract of Cheng.[3]
In the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election, Cheng represented the Civic Passion to run in the New Territories West. He took over Wong Yeung-tat's position as the leader of Civic Passion after his electoral victory.[4]
He has demonstrated a flair for parkour, as evidenced in an episode of the Pulse from 28 October 2016.[5]
References
- ^ "Dr.CHENG Chung Tai 鄭松泰博士". The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
- ^ "Election Results". Electoral Affairs Commission.
- ^ Cheng, Kris (21 April 2016). "CY Leung ally posts 26-point criticism of localist academic on PolyU's 'democracy wall'".
- ^ "黃洋達辭任熱血領導 黃毓民：樹敵多累選情". AM730. 6 September 2016.
- ^ "The Pulse, 28 October 2016". RTHK.