Alexander Chang Yau-hung (, born 1952) is a Hong Kong politician and solicitor. Chang obtained

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and

Postgraduate Certificate in Laws The Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL; 法學專業證書) is an intensive one-year full-time (or two-year part-time) professional legal qualification programme in Hong Kong. It allows graduates to proceed to legal training before qualifyi ...

in the

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and practices law in Hong Kong. He is also a China-Appointed Attesting Officer authorized by the

Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China The Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China is a government ministry under the State Council of China which is responsible for legal affairs. The range of responsibilities include judicial process, drafting legislation, develo ...

to attest and certify acts, matters and documents of legal significance occurring or emanating from Hong Kong for the use in mainland China. He is a partner of the Mak Gary, Dennis Wong & Chang law firm. In 1985, Chang was first elected to the

Central and Western District Board The Central and Western District Council is the district council for the Central and Western District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Central and Western District Council currently consists of 15 members, of which the district ...

for

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. Being a close ally of

Maria Tam Wai-chu Maria Tam Wai-chu (; born 2 November 1945) is a senior Hong Kong politician and lawyer. She is a member of the Committee for the Basic Law of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) since 1997 and the chairman of the Operati ...

, he was member of the

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. He became the head of the Island West Office of the

Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong The Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong (, abbreviated 自民聯; LDF) was a pro-Beijing pro-business and conservative political party in Hong Kong. It was established in 1990, and was composed of mainly conservative businessmen and prof ...

when it was formed in 1990. He advocated the reintroduction of the death penalty and immediate repatriation of the

Vietnamese boat people Vietnamese boat people ( vi, Thuyền nhân Việt Nam), also known simply as boat people, refers to the refugees who fled Vietnam by boat and ship following the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. This migration and humanitarian crisis was at its h ...

stranded in Hong Kong, together with the dropping of the first asylum policy. Supported by Maria Tam, he ran in the first direct election for the

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in 1991 but was defeated by

Yeung Sum Yeung Sum (; born 22 November 1947 in Guangzhou) is a Hong Kong politician and academic. He served several terms as a Legislative Councillor and was the second chairman of the Democratic Party (DP), a pro-democracy political party in Hong ...

and

Huang Chen-ya Huang Chen-ya, MBE (; born 4 November 1939) is a neurologist and member of the Democratic Party and was the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (1991–97) for Hong Kong Island West. Biography He was a third-generation of Chinese Si ...

of the

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. He was also a member of the Sino-Hong Kong Legal Liaison Group, a body formed by professionals. He called for fostering relations with China.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chang, Alexander 1952 births Living people Solicitors of Hong Kong Hong Kong Civic Association politicians Progressive Hong Kong Society politicians Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong politicians District councillors of Central and Western District