Andrew Wan Siu-kin (; born 7 June 1969) is the former vice-chairman of the

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and a former member of the

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for Shek Yam constituency. He was elected in the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election through

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Career

Born in Hong Kong in 1969, Andrew‘s ancestral hometown is Huizhou (惠州), Guangdong province. Wan graduated from the

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with the

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(BSocSc) in Social Work and studied at the

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from 2006 and graduated with Bachelor and Master of Arts in

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. In 2002, he joined the

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Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre The Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre (NWSC) is a pro-democracy political group in Hong Kong, holding one seat in the Legislative Council from 1995 to 1997, and since 1998. It was founded in 1985, with its roots in the New Youth Study S ...

(NWSC) as the assistant of legislator

Leung Yiu-chung Leung Yiu-chung (, born 19 May 1953) is a Hong Kong politician. He is a member of the pro-labour Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre, part of the pan-democracy camp, and a former long-time member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kon ...

and ran in the 2003 District Council elections, defeating the

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Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) in Shek Yam and was re-elected in 2007. He partnered with Leung Yiu-chung in the 2004 Legislative Council election in the second place and helped Leung to win a seat the LegCo although he was not elected himself. Wan quit the NWSC in 2008 and joined the

in 2009. In the 2014 party leadership election, he was elected as Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Party. In 2015 Hong Kong district council elections, he lost his seat in the

to newcoming

Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) is a pro-Beijing conservative political party in Hong Kong. Chaired by Starry Lee and holding 13 Legislative Council seats, it is currently the largest party in the ...

Li Sai-lung in Shek Yam with a margin of 54 votes. He was elected in the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election through

Arrests

Wan was arrested on 1 November 2020, along with six other democrats, in connection with the melee that had broken out in the LegCo on 8 May 2020. On that day,

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, the incumbent chair of the House Committee of the Legislative Council, had attempted to commence a meeting of the committee after extended stalling tactics of the pan-democratic camp over the previous months. On 6 January 2021, Wan was among 53 members of the pro-democratic camp who were

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under the national security law, specifically its provision regarding alleged subversion. The group stood accused of the organisation of and participation in unofficial primary elections held by the camp in July 2020. Wan was released on bail on 7 January. Wan was charged with subversion on 28 February 2021 along with 46 others politicians and activists. On 25 March 2021, the High Court denied him bail and ordered back to prison until the next hearing on the case. After he was charged with national security law, Wan announced that he decided to resign as Kwai Tsing District Council member on 11 May 2021. On 28 May 2021, High Court judge Esther Toh upheld her decision that Wan had his bail denied, citing content on his computer that advocated for Hong Kong independence, and the formation of a group which called for international sanctions against Hong Kong officials who allegedly permitted "excessive police violence". This, the court argued, demonstrated a "persistent and strong devotion" to the agenda of subversion and secession.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wan, Andrew 1969 births Alumni of the City University of Hong Kong Alumni of the University of Essex Living people District councillors of Kwai Tsing District Hong Kong social workers Democratic Party (Hong Kong) politicians HK LegCo Members 2016–2021 Hong Kong political prisoners