Checkley Sin Kwok-lam (born 1957,

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movie producer and social activist. Sin was known as the first person to declare his candidacy for the

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. He later withdrew from the election, leaving

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as the sole candidate for the election.

Early life and personal life

Sin was born in 1957. Prior to 1997, he was a police officer in Hong Kong for one year. Sin has a

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Politics

Sin is widely known for his

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stances, as he supported the legislation of the National Security Law. He has also criticised the actions of the

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on FinTV, an online finance news broadcast channel Sin ran for the position of Hong Kong's

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in 2022, stating that he would focus on improving people's livelihood by tackling housing and medical issues. Sin also said he would finish national security legislation for Article 23 under the Basic Law within one year, as well as amending the ordinances on trade unions and societies during his term. Additionally, he proposed amending the

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. Sin proposed to minimize the time of

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waiting from 6 years to 3 years. He has also pledged to solve the problems of all

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and

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, as well as redistribution of land resources within 5 years. He proposed an alternate site for the

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, suggesting that developing

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would be much more effective than using twenty years for reclaiming 1700 acres of land for the East Lantau Metropolis. He stated that if the government reclaims land on the southwestern part of Lamma Island, they can obtain more than 1500 acres of land within three years. For transportation issues, he suggested that the government should build a three-kilometre long and six-lane bridge to connect Lamma Island with

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as the island is currently only accessible to the public through maritime transportation. Additionally, he also proposed a “mega-prison” on Lamma Island to “concentrate all prisons and correction institutions in one place” and leave hundreds of hectares of land available in urban areas. Moreover, he has proposed to transform Lamma Island into a ' Chinese-style tourism and water sports centre, with coastal towns, seafood restaurants, and a leisure and tourism centre that can hold up to 400 to 500 thousand guests at one time'. Sin also suggested relocating all disciplinary forces training centres to

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, while moving most of the cemeteries and columbaria to

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and

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to release land in developed regions of the city. Sin also said that if the Protection of the Harbour Ordinance were amended, the waters between the old

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and the

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coastline could be developed within two years. Sin withdrew from the

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in April 2022, leaving

as the sole running candidate of the election.

Filmography

Business career

Sin is the Vice President of the World Wing Chun Union, a martial arts organization. Sin is Chairman for National Arts Entertainment & Culture Group. He is also Associate of The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers.

Philanthropy

In 2022, Sin pledged a $5 million donation to the Lau Kar-leung Charity Foundation, which funds stuntmen's medical costs due to injury.

References

Selected references about Sin's candidacy

Hong Kong chief executive hopeful Checkley Sin says he has no Beijing connectionsFrom Ip Man to CE: film producer Checkley Sin joins election fray Kung fu master Sin wants to run Hong Kong as leadership race looms

Selected references about Sin's politics

Hong Kong chief executive hopeful is not afraid to shoot from the hip , The Straits Times
*[https://hongkongfp.com/2022/01/25/hong-kong-leadership-hopeful-proposes-land-development-bridge-to-lamma-and-mega-prison/ Hong Kong leadership hopeful proposes land development, bridge to Lamma and mega-prison]

Selected references about Sin's film and business career

8228.HK Company Profile & Executives - National Arts Group Holdings Ltd. - Wall Street JournalReview: Our Days in 6E puts ethnic minority students in spotlightFilm Review: Ip Man: The Final Fight (2013) by Herman Yau

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sin, Checkley Living people 1957 births Hong Kong film producers