Joe Tay
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Joe Tay (born 12 December 1962) is a Hong Kong-Canadian actor, singer and politician.
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Joe Tay | |
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鄭敬基 | |
 Joe Tay in 2014 | |
| Born | 12 December 1962 |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto[1][dead link] |
| Occupations | |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Movement | Hong Kong democracy movement |
| Partner(s) |
Winsome
(m. 1990; div. 1998)Angie (麥曉安) (m. 2016) |
| Children | 2 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Cantopop |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Piano |
| Years active | 1986 - |
Early life
Tay was born into a Christian Hong Kong family. His name "King Kei" and his twin sister's name "Oi Kei" mean "to revere and love Christ".[3][dead link] He went to Canada for undergraduate studies and enrolled in the University of Toronto in 1981. He returned to Hong Kong after graduating in 1985.[4][5]
Career
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In 1986, Tay co-founded the musical duo Wind and Cloud (風雲樂隊) with university colleague Ringo Chan. The duo gained recognition with their song "Anita."[6] After the duo disbanded, Tay continued his music career. Beyond music, Tay expanded into acting, securing roles in television series produced by TVB and RTHK, as well as in films, with notable television appearances such as Burning Flame.[7]
In September 2019, TVB stopped renewing his contract, which was believed to be related to his participation in the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests.[8] On July 2020, he revealed that he and his family had returned to Canada and would continue to push for democracy in Hong Kong from overseas.[9]
In 2021, he started the YouTube channel "HongKonger Station" in Canada. On 22 January 2024, he announced on his channel that he would run for the 2025 Canadian federal election in the riding of Markham—Unionville as a Conservative Party candidate against former MP Bob Saroya.[10]
On December 24, 2024, the Hong Kong Police Force's National Security Department issued a warrant for Tay's arrest and offered a bounty of HK$1,000,000. The HKPD alleged that Tay violated the Hong Kong National Security Law, including charges of "inciting secession" and "colluding with foreign forces". The warrant and bounty are widely criticized as a form of "transnational repression" to "silence dissent",[11][12] as well as an attempt to interfere with Canada's upcoming election[10]. On the same day, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Melanie Joly, issued a statement saying that "Hong Kong authorities are targeting" Tay (and other people) for exercising freedom of speech and that Canada "deplores" the warrants and calls to "end prosecution of individuals under this law".[13]
On 24 March 2025, the party shifted him to the riding of Don Valley North.[14] During the 2025 Canadian federal election, Tay rejected an apology from Liberal Party candidate Paul Chiang who remarked in January that someone should claim the bounty place on Tay. Chiang later resigned after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police opened an investigation into Chiang's comment.[15]
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