Nathan Law
Nathan Law Kwun-chung (Chinese: 羅冠聰; born 13 July 1993) is a Hong Kong student leader, politician, activist and pro-democracy member. Alongside Joshua Wong, he led the 2014 Hong Kong protests.[1][2][3] He is the founding and former chairman of Demosistō.[4] He founded Demosistō with Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and more.[5] On 30 June 2020, after the Hong Kong national security law was passed, he told the public on Facebook that he quits Demosistō.[6]
Nathan Law Kwun-chung | |
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羅冠聰 | |
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| 1st Chairman of Demosistō | |
| In office 10 April 2016 – 16 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Lam |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| In office 1 October 2016 – 12 October 2016a | |
| Preceded by | Jasper Tsang |
| Succeeded by | Au Nok-hin |
| Constituency | Hong Kong Island |
| 58th Secretary General of Hong Kong Federation of Students | |
| In office 1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Alex Chow |
| Succeeded by | Chan Man-hei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nathan Law Kwun-chung 13 July 1993 Shenzhen, Guangdong, China |
| Citizenship | Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Demosistō (2016-2020) |
| Residence | Tung Chung, New Territories |
| Education | Lingnan University |
| Alma mater | HKFEW Wong Cho Bau Secondary School |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | 2014 Hong Kong protests Umbrella Movement Activist in jail |
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| Traditional Chinese | 羅冠聰 | ||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 罗冠聪 | ||||||||||||
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Further reading
References
- | Joshua Wong and Nathan Law released on bail from Hong Kong jail - CNN
- | Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow of the Umbrella Movement jailed for up to eight months SCM
- https://www.ft.com/content/d9b6bad6-b864-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589 | Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong and Nathan Law freed on bail
- Alvin Lum; Ng Kang-chung (2018-05-17). "Nathan Law quits as chairman of Demosisto, the Hong Kong localist party he founded with Joshua Wong, after 'political storms'". SCMP. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- "香港眾志成立 羅冠聰、舒琪、黎汶洛出選立會" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Stand News. 2016-04-10. Archived from the original on 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- "Leaders of Hong Kong pro-democracy group Demosisto step down as security law passes". Hong Kong Free Press. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
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