Richard Tsoi Yiu-cheong (Chinese: 蔡耀昌; born 11 September 1967[2][3]) is a Hong Kong politician and the former vice-chairman of the Democratic Party. He ran for many Legislative Council and District Council elections and was elected as Sha Tin District Councillor in 2003. On March 5, 2020, Tsoi resigned from duties after joint petition from colleagues against his criticism of local restaurants being discriminatory towards Mainland Chinese amid the coronavirus epidemic.[4]
Richard Tsoi Yiu-cheong | |
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| 蔡耀昌 | |
 Richard Tsoi in 2010 Hong Kong July 1 marches | |
| Member of the Sha Tin District Council | |
| In office 2004–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Porinda Liu |
| Succeeded by | Scarlett Pong |
| Constituency | Fo Tan |
| Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Federation of Students | |
| In office 1990–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew To |
| Succeeded by | Adeline Wong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1967 British Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Hong Kong Chinese |
| Political party | Democratic Party (2008–) Frontier (?—2008) |
| Spouse | Chine Chan |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong, Tsinghua University and People's University of China.[1] |
| Occupation | Politician |
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| Chinese | 蔡耀昌 | ||||||||||||
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Tsoi has been active in many pressure groups and protests of the pro-democracy camp.
On 18 April 2020, Tsoi was arrested as one of 15 Hong Kong high-profile democracy figures, on suspicion of organizing, publicizing or taking part in several unauthorized assemblies between August and October 2019 in the course of the anti-extradition bill protests. Following protocol, the police statement did not disclose the names of the accused.[5][6]
Positions held
edit- Vice Chairman, Democratic Party
- Deputy Convenor, Alliance for Universal Suffrage
- Executive Committee Member, Power for Democracy
- Member, Hong Kong Human Rights Commission
- Executive Committee Member, Amnesty International Hong Kong
- Spokesman, Coalition to Monitor Public Transport and Utilities
- Deputy Convenor, Health Care Policy Forum
- Convenor, The Shatin Union for People's Livelihood
- Chair, Sha Tin Youth Right Association[7]
References
edit- ^ Richard Tsoi's Facebook
- ^ 蔡耀昌TSOI Yiu Cheong Richard - 民主黨2011年區議會選舉網站
- ^ Richard Tsoi's Facebook
- ^ Wong, Natalie. "Core member of Hong Kong's Democratic Party resigns from duties after joint petition from colleagues against his criticism of restaurants barring mainland Chinese". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Yu, Elaine; Ramzy, Austin (18 April 2020). "Amid Pandemic, Hong Kong Arrests Major Pro-Democracy Figures". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Wong, Rachel (18 April 2020). "15 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures arrested in latest police round up". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Richard Tsoi's Facebook