Eddie Chu
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Eddie Chu Hoi-dick (Chinese: 朱凱廸; born 29 September 1977) is a Hong Kong social activist and politician. He is a member of the Local Action and founder of the Land Justice League which are involved in conservation and environmental movements. He is known for his actions against the demolition of the Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier and Queen's Pier in 2006 and 2007 and Choi Yuen Tsuen in 2009 and 2010. He was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election in New Territories West. He resigned from the Legislative Council on 28 September 2020, citing that he would not serve in an "appointed legislature" after Beijing had extended the legislators' terms by a year.[1]
Eddie Chu Hoi-dick | |
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朱凱廸 | |
Member of the Legislative Council | |
In office 1 October 2016 – 30 September 2020 | |
Preceded by | Tam Yiu-chung |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Constituency | New Territories West |
Personal details | |
Born | (1977-09-29) 29 September 1977 (age 46) Hong Kong |
Nationality | Chinese (Hong Kong) (1997–) |
Political party | Team Chu Hoi-dick of New Territories West (2016–2021) |
Spouse |
Au Pui-fun (m. 2010) |
Children | 1 |
Residence(s) | Kam Tin, New Territories |
Education | Tehran University |
Alma mater | Shaw College, CUHK (BA) |
Occupation | Community organiser |
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Traditional Chinese | 朱凱廸 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 朱凯廸 | ||||||||||||
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