1. Sin Chung-kai is a former member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council.
19 Facts About Sin Chung-kai
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Sin Chung-kai was the chairman and a member of Kwai Tsing District Council for the Wah Lai constituency.
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Sin Chung-kai was one of the two vice-chairmen of the Democratic Party until December 2012, and now serves as a member of the Executive Committee.
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In 1982, Sin obtained his bachelor's degree at the University of Hong Kong, where he served as the Current Affairs Secretary of the Student Union.
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Sin Chung-kai was formerly employed as an Information Technology manager at HSBC, resigning in 2011 to focus on his political career.
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Sin Chung-kai was re-elected in subsequent elections, remaining in this role until 2003.
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In 2011, Sin Chung-kai was one of the contenders in the district council election, representing the Tai Hang constituency.
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In 2019, Sin Chung-kai contested in the district council election for the Wah Lai constituency.
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Sin Chung-kai became chairperson of the Kwai Tsing District Board again, starting in January 2020.
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In 1998, Sin Chung-kai participated in the legislative election, representing the Information Technology functional constituency.
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Sin Chung-kai was re-elected in 2000 and 2004 within the same constituency.
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Sin Chung-kai contested in the 2012 Hong Kong legislative election, where he represented the Hong Kong Island constituency.
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Sin Chung-kai was the former vice chairperson of the party.
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In December 2012, Sin Chung-kai contested in the leadership election of the party, following the resignation of Albert Ho in the aftermath of the 2012 Legislative Council election.
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Sin Chung-kai lost narrowly to Emily Lau, who had 149 votes to his 133 votes.
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In 2007, Sin Chung-kai was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star for his contributions to public affairs.
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Sin Chung-kai introduced numerous initiatives to develop the city's IT and telecommunications industries.
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On 18 April 2020, Sin Chung-kai was among the 15 prominent pro-democracy figures arrested in Hong Kong.
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Sin Chung-kai's arrest was made based on the claim that he took part in an unauthorized assembly on 1 October 2019 during the anti-extradition bill protests.