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CY Leung
Leung Chun-ying, also known as CY Leung, is a Hong Kong politician and chartered surveyor who has served as vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference since March 2017. He was previously the third Chief Executive of Hong Kong between 2012 and 2017.
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business · Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2012 to 2017 · chartered surveyor · politician · entrepreneur · also CY Leung, Leung Chun-ying, CY, Liang Zhenying, Leung
Born 12 August 1954 · Q15023
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2026· 2 entries
“a stain on the independence of the British judiciary.”
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2024· 1 entry
“The Hong Kong government always tells the public how much money has been spent on what.”
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2023· 1 entry
“s political system was better than the UK”
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2022· 3 entries
“Not only do they not know, they have plenty of misunderstandings or superficial knowledge. Or they were misled, because of smearing campaigns by overseas media and politicians about what”
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“have many misunderstandings about our political situation.”
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“Is it even possible for those officials with foreign nationality to say”
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2021· 1 entry
“s Chief Executive can be selected through consultations rather than by voting. In response, Helena Wong said that such a move would only put the city further away from democratic elections, an ultimate goal promised in the Basic Law. In March 2021, Leung claimed that”
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2020· 1 entry
“serve in accordance with the national security law.”
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2018· 1 entry
When the proposal was discussed, the Liber Research Community found almost 730 hectares of available land on brownfield sites, which would negate the need to build housing on country parks
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2017· 1 entry
Career landmark: Vice-Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2017).
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2015· 4 entries
“There were some technical questions on the day of vote … Unfortunately, the bill was vetoed by a minority.”
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“Unfortunately, there would be no live casting of the game, hence we will have to miss the game.”
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“– on being asked specifically whether Burma and North Korea have genuine universal suffrage. (2015) Chinese New Year message to Hong Kong people in 2015 (year of the sheep): “Last year was no easy ride for Hong Kong. Our society was rife with differences and conflicts. In the coming year I hope that all people in Hong Kong will take inspiration from the sheep’s character and pull together in an accommodating manner to work for Hong Kong’s future.”
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“If we had more land, we could provide space to non-profit organisations to offer more elderly home services … the elderly and their children could afford a better service.”
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2014· 3 entries
Chai-yan posted an image supposedly of her in a bathtub with wrists slashed
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Leung's government faced widespread civil disobedience targeting the government's constitutional reform proposals; the movement gained global attention as the "Umbrella Revolution"
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And subsequently introduced KI president Anders Hamsten to Lau
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2013· 1 entry
Leung appointed Levin Zhu Yunlai, the elder son of former premier Zhu Rongji, as an advisor in the Hong Kong Government's Financial Services Development Council
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2012· 9 entries
Leung declared that his wife and children were Chinese nationals
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Career landmark: Chief Executive of Hong Kong (2012–2017).
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The role of Hong Kong judges as "administrators, whose basic political requirement [
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Upon his election to chief executive in 2012, Leung declared that his wife and children were Chinese nationals.
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“People are disenfranchised because they don’t vote, they are disengaged because we don’t talk to them, and we don’t listen, not directly. There is a sense of being disowned, and therefore, there’s a deep sense of distrust between the people and the government, or by the people of government. I want to bridge that gap and I want to re-engage with the people.”
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“Before 1997, some people were publicly claiming that they would be put behind bars [after the resumption of Chinese sovereignty], or not be allowed to return if they left. Some people even feared that certain books or magazines would not be read in Hong Kong and that the Chinese government would somehow monitor the Internet. They’ve been proved wrong, and I can prove them wrong again.”
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And 2013, after he became Hong Kong's top official" but were not declared on Leung's register of interests
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“, and I think Hong Kong would do a lot better if everyone could just travel out a bit and see how, not just the other half, but probably the other 75%, lives.”
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“s new Chief Executive, after securing 689 votes from the 1,200-member appointed election committee. Henry Tang garnered 285 votes and the third candidate, Democrat Albert Ho, just 76, of a total of 1,132 valid votes received. Upon his selection, the online version of the People”
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2011· 2 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of the Shandong University (2011).
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There were confrontations between police and demonstrators after the annual 1 July march amid public opposition to the government's draft legislation to eliminate by-elections for vacated Legco seats
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2010· 2 entries
Leung had been asked whether he would support the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo
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“s former Premier, Deng Xiaoping, should have been the first Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner, not political prisoner Liu Xiaobo. Upon his election, there was more concern when Chinese newspaper the People”
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2007· 1 entry
DTZ Holdings, replete with a US$400 million fund, expanded into the property market in mainland China
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1999· 4 entries
Career landmark: Convenor of the Non-official Members of the Executive Council (1999–2011).
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Leung took over the position of council chairman of Lingnan University
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Was appointed the convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, a position he held until 2011, when he resigned to run in the 2012 Chief Executive election
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Leung was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Government
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1998· 1 entry
Replacing his predecessor Chung Sze-yuen
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1997· 2 entries
Career landmark: non-official justice of the peace (1997).
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Career landmark: member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (1997–1998).
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1993· 1 entry
Leung set up his own surveying company C
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1990· 1 entry
The BLCC ceased to exist after the Basic Law was adopted by the National People's Congress
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1989· 2 entries
Who led to a faction of the Group of 89, a conservative business and professional lobby group in the HKBLCC and HKBLDC
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The NHKA put forward an ultra-conservative proposal for the electoral methods for the Chief Executive and Legislative Council of the SAR
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1988· 1 entry
Leung, then aged 34, was made the Secretary-General of the committee, replacing Mao Junnian
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1985· 2 entries
And became its secretary-general in 1988
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Leung joined the Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee (HKBLCC), a 180-member body nominated by the Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee (HKBLDC), that was to consult with Hong Kong people regarding various drafts
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1981· 1 entry
Leung married Regina Ching Yee Higgins whose father was a Royal Hong Kong Police officer
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1977· 1 entry
Studied at University of the West of England (1974–1977).
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1974· 2 entries
Leung undertook further studies in valuation and estate management at the Bristol Polytechnic (now known as the University of the West of England) and graduated in 1977 first in his class
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Studied at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (1971–1974).
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1971· 1 entry
Studied at King's College (1966–1971).
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1954· 1 entry
Born 1954-08-12.
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