Jimmy Sham
Hong Kong political and human rights activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit (Chinese: 岑子杰; Jyutping: sam4 zi2 git6; born 29 June 1987) is a Hong Kong pro-democracy and LGBT rights activist. He served as a convener for the pro-democracy organisation Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) until October 2020[1][2] and serves as a secretary for the LGBT rights organisation Rainbow of Hong Kong.[3] He is a longtime member of the League of Social Democrats. In 2019 he was elected to the Sha Tin District Council by residents of Lek Yuen constituency, but he resigned from this position in July 2021 amidst a government crackdown on pro-democracy councillors.[4]
In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Sham. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Jimmy Sham and the Chinese-style name is Sham Tsz-kit.
Quick Facts Member of the Sha Tin District Council, Preceded by ...
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岑子杰 | |||||||||||||||||||
Member of the Sha Tin District Council | |||||||||||||||||||
In office 1 January 2020 – 8 July 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Wong Yue-hon | ||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | Lek Yuen | ||||||||||||||||||
Convener of Civil Human Rights Front[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
In office October 2018 – October 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Sammy Ip | ||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Figo Chan Ho-wun | ||||||||||||||||||
In office October 2015 – October 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Daisy Chan [zh] | ||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Au Nok-hin | ||||||||||||||||||
Vice-chairman of the League of Social Democrats | |||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Jaco Chow | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1987-06-29) 29 June 1987 (age 36) British Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||
Political party | League of Social Democrats | ||||||||||||||||||
Education | Hong Kong Community College | ||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese | 岑子杰 | ||||||||||||||||||
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