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Tanya Chan
Trần thục trang
Member ofLegislative Council
In office
1 October 2016 – 30 September 2020
Preceded byKenneth Chan
ConstituencyHong Kong Island
In office
17 May 2010 – 30 September 2012
Preceded byHerself
Succeeded byKenneth Chan
ConstituencyHong Kong Island
In office
1 October 2008 – 28 January 2010
Preceded byMartin Lee
Succeeded byHerself
ConstituencyHong Kong Island
Personal details
Born(1971-09-14)14 September 1971(age 52)
Hong Kong
NationalityHong Konger
Political partyCivic Party
Residence(s)Wan Chai,Hong Kong
Alma materSacred Heart Canossian College
University of Hong Kong(LLB,PCLL)
OccupationBarrister
Signature
Websitehttp://www.tanyachan.hk
Chinese name
Traditional ChineseTrần thục trang
Simplified ChineseTrần thục trang

Tanya Chan(Chinese:Trần thục trang;born 14 September 1971) is a Hong Kong politician who served as aLegislative CouncillorrepresentingHong Kong Islandfrom 2008 to 2012, and again from 2016 to 2020. She is a founding member of theCivic Party.Chan is sometimes known as the "Zhou Xunof the Civic Party ".[1]On 29 September 2020, Chan announced that she would quit politics.[2]

Early life and education

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Chan's ancestral origin is Shanghai[citation needed]and she was educated atSacred Heart Canossian College.Chan receivedBachelor of Lawsdegree from theUniversity of Hong Kong,where she also studied thePostgraduate Certificate in Laws.[3]

Political career

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In the2008 LegCo elections,Chan was elected into and became a member of, theHong Kong Legislative Councilto representHong Kong Island,along with Civic Party leaderAudrey Eu.

In January 2010, Chan and other four lawmakers,Albert Chan,Alan Leong,Leung Kwok-hungandWong Yuk-manresigned from LegCo, forcing aby-election,which they would treat as a "de factoreferendum"to press the Chinese Government into allowinguniversal suffrage in Hong Kong.[4]On 16 May 2010, she was re-elected as a lawmaker inthe by-election.[5]

Until 2011, she was a member ofCentral and Western District Council.[6]

In the2012 legislative election,she stood as the second candidate inKenneth Chan's list in Hong Kong Island, in an attempt to boost Civic Party's votes and seats. Although Kenneth Chan was elected, she lost re-election under theparty-list proportional representationsystem. In the2016 legislative election,she was returned to the Legislative Council, succeeding outgoing Kenneth Chan's seat.

Benny Tai,Chu Yiu-ming,Tanya Chan (left to right) accompanied by their supporters getting rally before the hearing in the West Kowloon Court. Hong Kong. 24 April 2019[7]

Trial at West Kowloon Court

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On 9 April 2019, atWest Kowloon Court,Chan and eight others were found guilty ofpublic nuisanceandincitementover their roles in the2014 Hong Kong protests.[8][9]

Earlier, Chan scheduled a full-bodyhealth check-upto reassure her mother that she was physically ready to endure a jail term if this were to happen. Her physical examination was conducted in a private hospital on 4 April. Chan received the results of her health check on 11 April, followed by a consultation inCanossa Hospitalon 17 April. The test results revealed there was something unclear with her brain. On 18 April, Dr Edmund Woo Kin-wai, aneurologist,found that Tanya Chan had ameningioma,a type of brain tumour larger than a ping-pong ball. The tumour was considered dangerous as it pressed on Chan'sbrain stem,nerves,andblood vessels.[10]

On 23 April, medics stated that Chan needed open brain surgery to remove the tumour as soon as possible, followed byradiotherapysessions. According to medics, there was no clarity whether the tumour was caused by cancer, and an openbrain surgerywould be necessary for additional medical insights.[11]On 24 April, the trial atWest KowloonCourt adjourned her sentencing to 10 June, since Chan required brain surgery within two weeks. The other eight Occupy Central leaders were sentenced to different punishments, ranging from 200 hourscommunity serviceto 16 months ofjail time.[12]

In the same day, Chan asked Legislative Council presidentAndrew Leungfor leave from her legislative duties while she sought further treatment. Before speaking about her illness, she also askedHongkongersto continue their fight for democracy and to believe in their faith.[11]

On 10 June 2019, Chan was handed a sentence of eight monthssuspendedfor two years, after the court was told that she would require radiotherapy treatment and will experiencedouble visionfor six months. Her brain tumour was found to bebenign,but had not been completely removed, and needed further therapy. The court was also asked to consider her record of public service since 2006.[13]

Bibliography

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  • Chính ． hí ． y nhân[Politics. play. Yiren], Ming Chuang Publishing Co., Ltd., 2008, ISBN 9789628994663
  • My Journeys for Food and Justice ( biên tẩu biên cật biên kháng tranh ), Red Publishing (Round Table Culture), 2014, ISBN 9789888270644[14]

References

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  1. ^"Tanya Chan of the Civic Party",Next Magazine,18 January 2007
  2. ^[1]The Standard,30 September 2020
  3. ^HK LegCoArchived6 December 2010 at theWayback Machine.Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  4. ^Hong Kong MPs quit in an attempt to push Beijing towards direct electionsThe Guardian,26 January 2010
  5. ^Pro-democracy lawmakers win by-elections.Rthk.org.hk (17 May 2010). Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  6. ^Central & Western District Council Members (2008 - 2011)
  7. ^Lâm tổ vĩ (24 April 2019)."Hương cảng chiêm trung án tuyên phán hình kỳ: “Ngã môn bất hội bị nhập ngục sở kích đảo” ".BBC Chinese(in Chinese).Retrieved18 June2019.
  8. ^Lau, Chris; Lam, Jeffie (9 April 2019)."Occupy leaders found guilty over role in Hong Kong's 2014 umbrella movement".South China Morning Post.Retrieved9 April2019.
  9. ^Hale, Erin (9 April 2019)."Architects of Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement Convicted of Conspiracy, Incitement".VOA.Retrieved9 April2019.
  10. ^Chan, Holmes (24 April 2019)."Convicted democrat Tanya Chan to undergo surgery to remove brain tumour, as Umbrella Movement sentencing postponed".Hong Kong Free Press.
  11. ^abXinqi, Su; Cheung, Elizabeth (24 April 2019)."Brain tumour 'larger than a ping-pong ball' prompts deferment of Hong Kong lawmaker Tanya Chan's Occupy sentencing".South China Morning Post.Retrieved24 April2019.
  12. ^"Leaders of Hong Kong pro-democracy protests sentenced".CBC News. 24 April 2019.Retrieved17 July2020.
  13. ^Cheng, Kris (10 June 2019)."Hong Kong lawmaker Tanya Chan handed suspended sentence over Umbrella Movement charges".Hong Kong Free Press.
  14. ^Ott, Haley (24 July 2020)."Hong Kong politician whose book was yanked from shelves says," I don't know how I can protect myself "".CBS News.Retrieved2 August2021.
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Preceded by Member ofCentral and Western District Council
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