1. Lee Cheuk-yan is a Hong Kong politician and social activist.
14 Facts About Lee Cheuk-yan
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Lee Cheuk-yan was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1995 to 2016, when he lost his seat.
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Lee Cheuk-yan represented the Kowloon West and the Manufacturing constituencies briefly in 1995 and had been representing the New Territories West constituency from 1998 to 2016.
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Lee Cheuk-yan is a former trade union leader, former General Secretary of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, as well as former chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China.
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Lee Cheuk-yan graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1978.
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Lee Cheuk-yan was detained by the authorities there and made to sign a confession letter before being allowed to return to Hong Kong.
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Since the events of 1989, Lee Cheuk-yan has remained a standing committee member of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China which promotes democratic reform in China.
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In 1995, Lee Cheuk-yan was elected unopposed in a by-election of the Legislative Council, replacing Lau Chin-shek, who had resigned.
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Lee Cheuk-yan was re-elected four times, continuously serving as a lawmaker, except for a brief period during 1997 and 1998, when the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred to the People's Republic of China, and the Legislative Council temporarily became a Provisional Legislative Council, composed of Beijing nominees.
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Lee Cheuk-yan received an unexpected loss in the 2016 Legislative Council election, departing the legislature after more than 20 years of service.
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Lee Cheuk-yan served as chairman until December 2015 when he stepped down to give way to the younger party members and took the vice-chairmanship.
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On 28 February 2020, Lee Cheuk-yan was arrested for his involvement in a pro-democracy march on 31 August 2019, which was part of the protests sparked by the extradition bill and had been classified by police as illegal assembly.
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On 18 April 2020, Lee Cheuk-yan was one of the 15 Hong Kong high-profile democracy figures arrested on suspicion of organizing, publicizing or taking part in several unauthorized assemblies between August and October 2019 during the anti-extradition bill protests.
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On 16 April, Lee Cheuk-yan was sentenced to 14 months in jail for his role in this and another August 2019 rally.