Chan Ho-tin
| Chan Ho-tin | |
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| 陳浩天 | |
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| Convenor of the Hong Kong National Party | |
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Assumed office 28 March 2016 |
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| Preceded by | New party |
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7 September 1990 Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Hong Kong Chinese |
| Political party | Hong Kong National Party |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳浩天 | ||||||||
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| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Chàhn Houh tīn |
| Jyutping | Can4 Hou6 tin1 |
Andy Chan Ho-tin (Chinese: 陳浩天; born 7 September 1990) is a Hong Kong pro-independence activist and the convenor of the Hong Kong National Party. He attracted media attention after the Hong Kong government's high-profile criticism after he established the Hong Kong National Party, the first party advocates for Hong Kong independence in 2016. In the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election, his candidature was disqualified by the returning officer for New Territories East due to his political stance on secession and independence of Hong Kong from the People's Republic of China.
He was born in Hong Kong in 1990 and studied engineering and business administration at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU). He first participated in politics when he joined the 2014 Hong Kong protests which was dubbed as the "Umbrella Revolution" against the Chinese government's decision to set restriction on the nominating method of the candidates for the 2017 Hong Kong Chief Executive election. He was one of the protesters went to the scene after the police's clearance of the "civic square" occupied by the protesters on 27 September. He was dissatisfied with the student leaders in the protests and called for more radical and militant approaches. He blamed the leaders of the Hong Kong Federation of Students (HKFS) for the failure of the movement, and launched the disaffiliation campaign to separate the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Students' Union (HKPUSU) from the HKFS membership as the convenor of the HKPU Disaffiliation Concern Group. The HKPUSU eventually passed the threshold of 1,700 votes in the referendum, with approval for disaffiliation winning with 1,190 votes.
After the disaffiliation campaign, Chan began to strive for Hong Kong independence. On 28 March 2016, Chan established the self-claimed first pro-independence party in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong National Party. Chan's move drew attacks from the Chinese state media and Hong Kong government. An editorial piece in the Chinese government-owned Global Times slammed the Hong Kong National Party by stating that it is "impossible to achieve" independence for Hong Kong and calling it "a practical joke" and "proliferation of extremism in Hong Kong". The State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office issued a statement through the official Xinhua News Agency on 30 March 2016, following the declaration of the formation of Hong Kong National Party, condemning the party "has harmed the country’s sovereignty, security, endangered the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong, and the core interests of Hong Kong..." The Hong Kong government issued a statement after the formation of the party, stating that "any suggestion that Hong Kong should be independent or any movement to advocate such 'independence' is against the Basic Law, and will undermine the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong and impair the interest of the general public…”
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