Leung Yiu-chung is a member of the pro-labour Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre, which is a part of the pan-democracy camp.
23 Facts About Leung Yiu-chung
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Leung Yiu-chung has had a long-standing tenure as a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
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Leung Yiu-chung received his Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from the University of Essex and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the University of Hong Kong.
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Leung Yiu-chung's investigation compelled the Housing Authority to agree to dismantle and reconstruct the poorly constructed buildings.
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Leung Yiu-chung provided assistance to the residents throughout the reconstruction process.
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Leung Yiu-chung transformed the New Youth Study Society into the Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre after his first District Council win, as the public schools established by the government gradually replaced the labour schools.
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In 2010, Leung Yiu-chung was invited to participate in the establishment of a pro-labour party, along with ex-Civic legislator Fernando Cheung, Confederation of Trade Unions' Lee Cheuk-yan and Civic Act-up's Cyd Ho.
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The NWSC rejected the proposed membership in the newly founded Labour Party, and it rejected Leung Yiu-chung to join the party as an individual.
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In 1985, Leung Yiu-chung contested in the District Board election, representing the Kwai Chung Central constituency in the newly established Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi District Board, and he was elected.
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Leung Yiu-chung continued to hold the Kwai Chung Central seat until 1994, when the constituency was split into multiple constituencies, including Kwai Fong where Leung had since held the seat.
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Leung Yiu-chung was known as one of the "Kwai Tsing septet", along with Lee Wing-tat, Sin Chung-kai and four others.
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Leung Yiu-chung had a long 25-year tenure in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, having served as a legislator since 1995, except briefly between 1997 and 1998.
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Leung Yiu-chung left the legislature in June 1997, when the council was abolished and replaced by the Provisional Legislative Council.
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Leung Yiu-chung returned to the Legislative Council at the 1998 legislative election to represent New Territories West.
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Leung Yiu-chung held the seat in this constituency for subsequent elections until he won a seat for the District Council functional constituency in 2016.
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On 12 October 2016, Leung Yiu-chung was granted the authority to chair a Legislative Council meeting for the election of the new president, due to having the second highest seniority after presidential candidate James To.
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On 19 June 2020, Leung Yiu-chung announced his plans to contest the 2020 Hong Kong legislative election as the second candidate behind NWSC chairman Lo Ngai-yin.
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Leung Yiu-chung stated that the party planned to run in the general election regardless of the outcome in the pro-democracy primaries.
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Leung Yiu-chung sought for definite sentencing terms, citing their young ages and the prospect of rehabilitation.
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In 2010, Leung Yiu-chung published a memoir that documented the experiences in his political career.
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On 18 April 2020, Leung Yiu-chung was one of the 15 high-profile pro-democracy figures arrested in Hong Kong.
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Leung Yiu-chung's arrest was made on the claim that he participated in an unauthorized assembly on 18 August 2019 amid the anti-extradition bill protests.
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In December 2021, Leung Yiu-chung was sentenced, together with seven fellow activists, for illegal assembly over his participation in the 2020 Tiananmen vigil in Hong Kong, and for having "incited" the public to join them.