13 Facts About Gabriel Yiu

Gabriel Yiu is a Hong Kong-born Canadian award-winning journalist, social activist and businessman.

Gabriel Yiu worked in his father's trading business before becoming the administrator of an arts institution.

Gabriel Yiu went on to become administrator of an independent organization specializing in the study and critique of Hong Kong's arts and cultural policies.

Gabriel Yiu received the Cultural Harmony Award from the City of Vancouver.

Gabriel Yiu has served on numerous boards: International Centre for Asian Contemporary Arts, The Dance Centre, JumpStart Performing Society, BC Newspaper Foundation, La Salle Old Boys' Association, Vancouver Hong Kong Forum Society.

Gabriel Yiu is an advisor to the UBC Museum of Anthropology.

An award-winning journalist in the Chinese media, Gabriel Yiu was assignment editor of Ming Pao Daily's weekend magazine, and later columnist for the Vancouver Sun, serving on the newspaper's community editorial board.

Gabriel Yiu has written columns for many newspapers and magazines, including Vancouver Sun, Business in Vancouver, Ming Pao, World Journal and Global Chinese Press, and hosted popular television and radio shows for local Chinese stations.

Gabriel Yiu successfully campaigned against the federal government's Bill C-51, which would regulate natural health product and traditional Chinese medicine as pharmaceutical drugs.

Gabriel Yiu was a prominent organizer in the anti-HST campaign, that successfully fought for the repeal of the Harmonized Sales Tax in British Columbia.

In 2005, Gabriel Yiu was the BC NDP candidate in Burnaby-Willingdon, where he was narrowly defeated by John Nuraney.

In 2009, Gabriel Yiu was the BC NDP candidate in Vancouver-Fraserview, where he was defeated by BC Liberal candidate and former Police Chief Kash Heed.

In 2011, Gabriel Yiu won the BC NDP nomination to represent Vancouver-Fraserview again in the 2013 provincial election, in which he was defeated by BC Liberal Suzanne Anton by 470 votes.