Andrew To
Andrew To | |
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File:To Kwan Hang Andrew.jpg | |
Chairman of the League of Social Democrats | |
In office 1 February 2010 – 8 November 2011 |
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Preceded by | Wong Yuk-man |
Succeeded by | Tang Tsui Chung (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | 7 February 1966 |
Political party | League of Social Democrats |
Other political affiliations |
United Democrats (1990–94) Democratic Party (1994–2002) Social Democratic Forum (2000–02) The Frontier (2002–06) |
Spouse(s) | Jackie Hung |
Alma mater | La Salle Primary School La Salle College Lingnan University |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Andrew To (Chinese: 陶君行) is a member of the Wong Tai Sin District Council, Hong Kong. He is the former chairman of League of Social Democrats from 2010 to 2011, succeeding Wong Yuk-man. His wife, Jackie Hung, was a leader of Civil Human Rights Front[1] and Justice and Peace Commission of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese.
He was an active Hong Kong students' representative during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and he once went to Beijing to join the hunger strike. In 1991, he was elected district board member. As at 2005, he is the youngest person ever to be elected to this post. He was a member of the Democratic Party (1994–2000) then joined the The Frontier (since 2000). He was in the same ticket with Albert Cheng in the Hong Kong legislative election, 2004, Cheng won a seat and To lost.
In 2009, To and Leung Kwok-hung were sentenced to 100 and 120 hours of community service for assaulting police officers.[2]
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Preceded by | Chairman of League of Social Democrats 2010–2011 |
Succeeded by Leung Kwok-hung |
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