Leung Yiu Chung
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The Honourable Leung Yiu-chung |
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| 梁耀忠 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council | |
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Assumed office 1 October 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Frederick Fung |
| Constituency | District Council (Second) |
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In office 2 July 1998 – 30 September 2016 |
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| Preceded by | New parliament |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Wan |
| Constituency | New Territories West |
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In office 11 October 1995 – 27 June 1997 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Sophie Leung |
| Constituency | Textiles and Garment |
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19 May 1953 Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Hong Kong |
| Political party | Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre |
| Other political affiliations |
Revolutionary Marxist League Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China |
| Spouse(s) | Lai Siu-chun |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater |
University of Essex University of Hong Kong |
| Profession | Teacher Legislative Councillor |
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| Chinese | 梁耀忠 | ||||||||
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| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Lèuhng Yiuh jūng |
| Jyutping | Loeng4 Jiu6 zung1 |
Leung Yiu-chung (Chinese: 梁耀忠, born 19 May 1953 in Hong Kong with family roots in Zhongshan, Guangdong). He is a member of the pro-labour Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre, part of the pan-democracy camp, and a long-time member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, having served since 1995, except briefly between 1997 and 1998. Between 1998 and 2016 he represented the New Territories West geographical constituency, and since 2016 the District Council (Second) functional constituency. Leung has also been a member of the Kwai Tsing District Council since 1985.
He received his BA degree from the University of Essex and a Postgraduate Certificate from the University of Hong Kong.
Upon his return from the United Kingdom in 1978, Leung joined the New Youth Study Society, which was a labour school founded by activist Lau Shan-ching in Tsuen Wan, as a lecturer.
In early 1980s, of public housing were discovered to be structurally dangerous, Kwai Fong Estate in Kwai Chung being the worst affected. Leung led an investigation of the incident, forced the Housing Authority to agree to dismantle and reconstruct the jerry-built buildings, and assisted the residents throughout the reconstruction process. In 1985, he contested Kwai Chung Central constituency in newly established Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi District Board in the District Board election and was elected. He would continue to hold the Kwai Chung Central seat until 1994, when the constituency was split into multiple constituencies, including Kwai Fong where Leung has since held the seat. He was known as one of the "Kwai Tsing septet", along with Lee Wing-tat, Sin Chung-kai and four others. As the public schools established by the government had been gradually replacing labour schools, Leung transformed the New Youth Study Society into the Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre (NWSC) after the election.
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