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Jason Chao Teng Hei (Chinese: 周庭希; pinyin: Zhōu Tíngxī; born December 12, 1986) was born in Macau. Chao is a social activist and LGBT rights campaigner. He was President of the New Macau Association and Director of the satirical newspaper Macau Concealer, one of the few online pro-democracy media in the city.[1] He co-founded activist organisation Macau Conscience and the Rainbow of Macau.[2]
Jason Chao Chao Teng Hei Jason | |
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周庭希 | |
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president of the New Macau Association | |
In office 2010–2014 | |
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Born | ![]() | December 12, 1986
Political party | New Macau Association (until 2017) |
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Jason Chao is one of the few democracy and human rights activists originally from Macau.[3] Chao believes that Macau is idealess[3] and lacks core values.[4] Chao believes "Macau is an utterly unconvincing example of 'one country two systems', which entails Chinese promises of a 'high degree of autonomy', an independent judiciary and the rule of law".[5] He urges the international community to firmly stand with Hong Kong in the fight against dictatorship.[5]
In June 2020, in collaboration with the New Macau Association, Chao submitted a comprehensive civil society report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on human rights issues in Macau. The report covered freedom of expression, judicial procedure, privacy rights, government surveillance and the realisation of universal suffrage.[6][7] The issues raised in the report were adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Committee in its review of Macau's ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.[8]
Elected as the president of the New Macau Association.
Chao was arrested for organising 2014 Macanese Chief Executive referendum.
Jason Chao and Man Tou appealed to the Court of Final Appeal against a ban imposed by the public security police on a proposed rally against the police brutality in 2019–20 Hong Kong protests. The Court denied the appeal.[17]
In November 2012, the MSAR government withdrew same-sex cohabitants from the domestic violence legislation, leaving LGBT individuals unprotected under the proposed counter-domestic violence law.[18] Later, in December, Chao and some of his friends founded the Macau LGBT Rights Concern Group, which marks the beginning of LGBT rights movement in Macau. The group then organized the first Rainbow Equality Parade, dedicated to fighting for LGBT rights, including the protection under domestic violence legislation.[19]
In January 2013, the Macau LGBT Rights Concern Group conducted a survey over LGBT individuals’ situation in Macau. On the day the results being published, Chao announced publicly his sex orientation towards males.[20]
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