Baggio Leung
| Baggio Leung | |
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| 梁頌恆 | |
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| Convenor of Youngspiration | |
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Assumed office 21 January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
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In office 1 October 2016 – 12 October 2016 |
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| Preceded by | James Tien |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Constituency | New Territories East |
| President of the City University of Hong Kong Students' Union | |
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In office 1 April 2007 – 6 March 2008 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Sixtus Leung Chung-hang 7 August 1986 Hong Kong |
| Citizenship | Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Hong Kong Chinese |
| Political party | Youngspiration |
| Residence | Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | City University of Hong Kong |
| Known for | Baggio, Sixtus |
Sixtus "Baggio" Leung Chung-hang (Chinese: 梁頌恆; born 7 August 1986) is a Hong Kong activist and politician. He is the convenor of Youngspiration, a localist political group in Hong Kong that leans towards Hong Kong independence. He was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong as a member for New Territories East in the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election. Triggered by his actions to make an independence political statement during the oath-taking ceremony, he faced legal challenge from the government and was later stripped of his office by the court on 15 November 2016.
Leung graduated from the City University of Hong Kong and was the president of the City University of Hong Kong Students' Union in 2007. It was reported that he supported the government's appointment of Way Kuo to be the president of the City University of Hong Kong and developed a close relationship with the Chinese Liaison Office in Hong Kong. Leung later admitted that they have met but he did not agree with their stance. He became a digital marketer after his graduation.
In January 2015, Leung established Youngspiration with a group of like-minded people who participated in the 2014 Occupy protests, often dubbed the "Umbrella Movement". It stands on a localist platform, against the influx of Chinese immigrants and tourists. In the 2015 District Council election, Youngspiration fielded nine candidates, in which Leung himself stood in Kwun Lung against pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) Yeung Hoi-wing who succeeded veteran Ip Kwok-him. Leung lost the election by a margin of about 900 votes. Only one of the nine Youngspiration candidates was elected.
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