Yau Wai-ching
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Regine Yau Wai-ching (Chinese: 游蕙禎; born 6 May 1991) is a former Hong Kong politician and former member of the localist camp Youngspiration. She was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong as a member for Kowloon West in the 2016 Legislative Council election, but has since been disqualified pursuant to a judgment delivered by the High Court on 15 November 2016.[2] As the youngest female parliament member in the Hong Kong history being elected on the age of 25,[3] she is acclaimed to be a "daughter of Hong Kong" by the Chinese historian and political commentator Zhongjing Liu for her pro-democracy statesmanship and the advocacy for the self-determination of the Hong Kong national identity.[4][5][6]
Yau Wai-ching | |
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游蕙禎 | |
Member of the Legislative Council | |
In office 1 October 2016 – 15 November 2016[lower-alpha 1] | |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | Vincent Cheng |
Constituency | Kowloon West |
Personal details | |
Born | (1991-05-06) 6 May 1991 (age 32) St. Teresa's Hospital, Ma Tau Wai, British Hong Kong |
Political party | Youngspiration (2015–2019) |
Spouse |
Matthew Lam (m. 2021) |
Residence(s) | Mong Kok, Kowloon[1] |
Alma mater | Lingnan University |
Occupation | Politician |
Regine Yau Wai-ching | |||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 游蕙禎 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 游蕙祯 | ||||||||||||
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