Fernando Cheung
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Fernando Cheung Chiu-hung ' onMouseout='HidePop("47229")' href="/topics/Macau">Macau
) is a Hong Kong
politician, the vice-chairman of the Civic Party
, he is a former member of the Legislative Council
.
Cheung worked in the United States
from 1988, and became a naturalized United States citizen. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley
in 1990, and worked as a physician. He also
served as the head of an Asian rights organization (屋崙華人服務社) in San Francisco.
After he moved back to Hong Kong in 1996, he became a lecturer at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
. He became the vice-convener of Civil Human Rights Front in 2002. He had close relationship with the left wing pro-democrats. He joined the functional constituency of social welfare of the Legislative Council in June, 2004. He defeated Cheung Kwok-chu by a razor-thin 64 votes. After he won the election, he refused to visit Beijing
on 30 September 2004 with nine other pro-democratic legislators; choosing to protest on that day for Hong Kong citizens instead.
Cheung introduced a motion for the referendum on universal suffrage
for the 2007 chief executive elections in Hong Kong. The Chinese
government had warned Hong Kong's pro-democracy legislators not to hold a referendum on universal suffrage for 2007/08. After three members of the democratic camp said they would not vote for his motion at the Legislative Council's constitutional affairs panel meeting, he said,
He has also said that if the motion cannot be passed, he would hold an unofficial referendum.
His paternal grandmother is a native of Peru.
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
) is a Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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politician, the vice-chairman of the Civic Party
Civic Party
Civic Party is a liberal democratic political party in Hong Kong.The Civic Party is currently the third largest political party in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, with five members securing seats in the 2008 Hong Kong Legislative Council elections...
, he is a former member of the Legislative Council
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
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.
Cheung worked in the United States
United States
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from 1988, and became a naturalized United States citizen. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
in 1990, and worked as a physician. He also
served as the head of an Asian rights organization (屋崙華人服務社) in San Francisco.
After he moved back to Hong Kong in 1996, he became a lecturer at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University specialises in professional education in Hong Kong. The University’s teaching units are grouped under six faculties and two schools; the Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles, Faculty of Business, Faculty of Construction and Environment, Faculty of...
. He became the vice-convener of Civil Human Rights Front in 2002. He had close relationship with the left wing pro-democrats. He joined the functional constituency of social welfare of the Legislative Council in June, 2004. He defeated Cheung Kwok-chu by a razor-thin 64 votes. After he won the election, he refused to visit Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
on 30 September 2004 with nine other pro-democratic legislators; choosing to protest on that day for Hong Kong citizens instead.
Cheung introduced a motion for the referendum on universal suffrage
Suffrage
Suffrage, political franchise, or simply the franchise, distinct from mere voting rights, is the civil right to vote gained through the democratic process...
for the 2007 chief executive elections in Hong Kong. The Chinese
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
government had warned Hong Kong's pro-democracy legislators not to hold a referendum on universal suffrage for 2007/08. After three members of the democratic camp said they would not vote for his motion at the Legislative Council's constitutional affairs panel meeting, he said,
He has also said that if the motion cannot be passed, he would hold an unofficial referendum.
His paternal grandmother is a native of Peru.