Sin Chung-kai
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| The Honourable Sin Chung-kai SBS, JP 單仲偕 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Kam Nai-wai |
| Constituency | Hong Kong Island |
| In office 1 July 1998 – 30 September 2008 | |
| Preceded by | New parliament |
| Succeeded by | Samson Tam |
| Constituency | Information Technology |
| In office 11 October 1995 – 30 June 1997 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council |
| Constituency | New Territories South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1960 Hong Kong |
| Spouse(s) | Yvonne Sin Chan Ying-yee |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong (BSc) Chinese University of Hong Kong (MBA) |
| Occupation | Legislative Councillor |
Sin Chung Kai at Chinese Wikimedia Conference 2006
Sin Chung-kai, SBS, JP (Chinese: 單仲偕) (born 15 June 1960, in Hong Kong with family roots in Dongguan, Guangdong) is a member of Hong Kong Legislative Council and Kwai Tsing District Council. He was one of two vice-chairmen of the Democratic Party until December 2012, but now serves as a member of the Executive Committee.
In December 2012, he contested in the leadership election of the party, losing narrowly by 133 votes to 149 for Emily Lau, following the resignation of Albert Ho in the aftermath of the 2012 Legislative Council election.[1][2]
In his professional life he was an IT manager at HSBC.
References
- ↑ Emily Lau Wai-hing elected Democratic Party chairwoman, SCMP, 16 Dec 2012
- ↑ Lau makes political history, The Standard, 17 Dec 2012
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| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
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| New seat | Member of Legislative Council Representative for New Territories South 1995–1997 |
Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council |
| New parliament | Member of Legislative Council Representative for Information Technology 1998–2008 |
Succeeded by Samson Tam |
| Preceded by Kam Nai-wai |
Member of Legislative Council Representative for Hong Kong Island 2012–present Served alongside: Christopher Chung, Cyd Ho, Regina Ip, Wong Kwok-hing, Kenneth Chan, Jasper Tsang |
Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Fernando Cheung Member of the Legislative Council |
Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council |
Succeeded by Helena Wong Member of the Legislative Council |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Albert Ho Chan King-ming |
Vice Chairman of Democratic Party 2006–2012 With: Tik Chi-yuen (2006–2008) Emily Lau (2008–2012) |
Succeeded by Richard Tsoi Lo Kin-hei |
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