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Hong Kong politician (born 1973)
The HonourableDennis Leung Tsz-wingMH
梁子穎
Leung in 2023
Member of the Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 January 2022
Preceded byLuk Chung-hung
Poon Siu-ping
ConstituencyLabour
Member of the Kwai Tsing District Council
In office
1 January 2008 – 31 December 2019
Preceded byLeung Wing-kuen
Succeeded byLeung Wing-kuen
ConstituencyOn Yam
Personal details
Born (1973-10-06) 6 October 1973 (age 51)
Zhuhai, China
Political partyHong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU)
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) (2003–2014)
Alma materHong Kong University of Science & Technology
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Paris Dauphine University
OccupationPolitician
Teacher
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Dennis Leung Tsz-wing, MH (Chinese: 梁子穎; born 6 October 1973) is a Hong Kong politician and teacher. He is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Labour constituency, representing Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU).

Biography

Leung was graduated from the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics and the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a postgraduate diploma of education and a Master of Education. He also obtained a Master of Science in mathematics of actuarial science and finance from the City University of Hong Kong and the Paris Dauphine University.

He taught in several secondary schools in his teaching career, including the Sheng Kung Hui Lam Woo Memorial Secondary School in Kwai Chung where he laid the foundation of his political career in the district.

Leung first participated in the electoral politics when he contested in the 2003 District Council election, running in Siu Hong as a candidate for pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) but was defeated by Josephine Chan of the Democratic Party. He was first elected to the Kwai Tsing District Council in the 2007 District Council election through On Yam constituency, until he was defeated in the pro-democracy landslide in 2019.

He ran as a candidate for the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) led by Wong Kwok-hing in the 2008 Legislative Council election in New Territories West, where he was placed the fifth on the ticket. He was again placed second behind Chan Yuen-han on the FTU ticket in District Council (Second) territory-wide constituency, but was also not elected.

Leung was elected in the 2021 Legislative Council election through Labour constituency.

References

  1. "Members database". Legislative Council.
  2. 梁子穎. "Dennis Leung Tsz Wing - 工作經歷及學歷". Facebook]. Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  3. 鍾少騰 (2003-11-24). "《選舉管理委員會 (選舉程序) (區議會) 規例》--(規例第82條)--選舉結果公告--區議會一般選舉--屯門區區議會--兆康選區" (PDF). 憲報. Vol. 7, no. 51. 香港特別行政區政府. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  4. "Legislative Council General Election results: Labour constituency". Hong Kong Government. 20 December 2021.

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Preceded byLeung Wing-kuen Member of the Kwai Tsing District Council
Representative for On Yam
2008–2019 		Succeeded byLeung Wing-kuen
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Preceded byLuk Chung-hung
Poon Siu-ping 		Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Labour
2022–present 		Incumbent
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