Albert Chan Wai-yip
| Albert Chan Wai-yip | |
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| 陳偉業 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council | |
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In office 17 May 2010 – 30 September 2016 |
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| Constituency | New Territories West |
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In office 1 October 2000 – 28 January 2010 |
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| Constituency | New Territories West |
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In office 1 October 1995 – 30 June 1997 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council |
| Constituency | New Territories Central |
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In office 9 October 1991 – 30 September 1995 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | New Territories South |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 March 1955 Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | People Power (2011–) |
| Other political affiliations |
ADPL (1986–90) United Democrats (1990–94) Democratic (1994–2002) LSD (2006–11) |
| Spouse(s) | Lo Kit-mui |
| Alma mater |
University of Manitoba (BA, BSW) University of British Columbia (MSW) |
| Occupation |
Legislative Councillor formerly social worker |
| Albert Chan | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳偉業 | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chén Wěiyè |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Can4 Wai5 Jip6 |
Albert Chan Wai-yip 陳偉業 (born 3 March 1955, Hong Kong) is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the New Territories West constituency. He has served as a legislator from 1991 to 2016 except for the periods 1997–2000 and Jan–May 2010. Chan, formerly a social worker, was a member of the Tsuen Wan District Council.
In 1986, together with Lee Wing-tat, he founded the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood. From 1994–2002 he was a member of the Democratic Party. In 2006 he co-founded the League of Social Democrats but resigned in 2011 over differences with the then leadership to form People Power with fellow legislator Wong Yuk-man. He is active in grass roots issues and believes that the government is not genuinely committed to the electoral reform promised in the Hong Kong Basic Law.
On 29 January 2010, Chan, together with four other lawmakers (two from Civic Party, two from LSD) Alan Leong, Tanya Chan, Leung Kwok-hung and Wong Yuk-man, resigned their seats in the Legislative Council. They intended that the popular vote in the by-elections triggered by their resignations would act as a de facto referendum on electoral reform, pressing the PRC Government into allowing universal suffrage in Hong Kong in compliance with Hong Kong's constitution, the Basic Law. On 16 May 2010, he was re-elected as a lawmaker in the by-election.
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