Richard Tsoi

Hong Kong politician
蔡耀昌
Richard Tsoi in 2010 Hong Kong July 1 marches
Member of the Sha Tin District CouncilIn office
2004–2007Preceded byPorinda LiuSucceeded byScarlett PongConstituencyFo TanSecretary-General of the Hong Kong Federation of StudentsIn office
1990–1991Preceded byAndrew ToSucceeded byAdeline Wong Personal detailsBorn (1967-09-11) September 11, 1967 (age 56)
British Hong KongNationalityHong Kong ChinesePolitical partyDemocratic Party (2008–)
Frontier (?—2008)SpouseChine ChanResidenceHong KongAlma materChinese University of Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong, Tsinghua University and People's University of China.[1]OccupationPolitician
Richard Tsoi
Chinese蔡耀昌
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCài Yàochāng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChoi Yiuh chēung
JyutpingCoi3 Jiu6 coeng1

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]

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

  • 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

  1. ^ Richard Tsoi's Facebook
  2. ^ 蔡耀昌TSOI Yiu Cheong Richard - 民主黨2011年區議會選舉網站
  3. ^ Richard Tsoi's Facebook
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Yu, Elaine; Ramzy, Austin (18 April 2020). "Amid Pandemic, Hong Kong Arrests Major Pro-Democracy Figures". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Richard Tsoi's Facebook
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Preceded by Vice Chairperson of Democratic Party
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Served alongside: Lo Kin-hei 		Succeeded by
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