Ip Kin-yuen
Ip Kin-yuen | |
|---|---|
葉建源 | |
 Ip Kin-yuen | |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| In office 1 October 2012 – 1 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Cheung Man-kwong |
| Succeeded by | Chu Kwok-keung (2022) |
| Constituency | Education |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) MEd ) |
| Occupation | Legislative Councillor |
| Ip Kin-yuen | |
|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin | Yè Jiànyuán |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Yihp Gin-yùhn |
| Jyutping | Jip6 Gin3-jyun4 |
Ip Kin-yuen (Chinese: 葉建源, born 1961) is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Education constituency and a chief executive for Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union.[2]
Background
Ip graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Language and Chinese History, Postgraduate Certificate in Education, and Master of Education.[2] During his study at the University of Hong Kong, he was the vice president of the Student Union in 1983 and drafted letters to UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and PRC Premier Zhao Ziyang stating the Student Union's stance for returning Hong Kong sovereignty back to China. He joined the political group Meeting Point which composed of professionals who, during the Sino-British negotiations, advocated democracy in Hong Kong under Chinese sovereign.[3]
He was also a founding member of the Democratic Party, and its education spokesman, until 2006 when he left the party.
In 2006, he began serving on the
In 2009, Ip was appointed to
Ip was elected in Legislative Council of Hong Kong in September 2012 and retained his seat, with 71 percent of the votes cast, in 2016.[5]
References
- ^ Personal bio
- ^ a b "Members' Biographies: Hon IP Kin-yuen". Government of Hong Kong. 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ Ma, Ngok (2012). 香港80年代民主運動口述歷史 (in Chinese). City University of Hong Kong Press. pp. 74–89.
- ^ 葉建源遭羅范炒魷掀風波 [Ip Kin-yuen fired by Fanny Law] (in Chinese). Oriental Daily News. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- Webb-site.com. 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.