Eddie Chan
Hong Kong politician and social activist
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Eddie Chan Shu-fai (Chinese: 陳樹暉, born 29 October 1990) is a Hong Kong pro-democracy politician of the New Territories West, social activist, former vice-convener of the Civil Human Rights Front,[1][2] Secretary of the Hong Kong Catholic Justice and Peace Committee, president of the Lingnan University Student Union,[3] Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Federation of Students and a former district Councillor for the Yuen Long District.[4]
Eddie Chan | |
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陳樹暉 | |
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| Member of Yuen Long District Council | |
| In office 1 January 2020 – 8 July 2021 | |
| Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Federation of Students | |
| In office 2013–2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Alex Chow Wing Hong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 October 1990 |
| Party | Team Chu Hoi-dick of New Territories West |
| Education | Tak Sun Secondary School Lingnan University |
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳樹暉 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈树晖 | ||||||||||
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In May 2013, he along with 10 other activists filed a complaint against the police at the Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC) for brutality against protesters.[5]
Politics
Chan ran for the Yuen Long District in the 2019 Hong Kong local elections and won with over 1775 votes, which represented 52.2% of the total votes cast.[6]
