Dennis Leung Explained

Native Name Lang:zh-hk
Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Dennis Leung Tsz-wing
Honorific-Suffix:MH
Office:Member of the Legislative Council
Term Start:1 January 2022
Predecessor:Luk Chung-hung
Poon Siu-ping
Constituency:Labour
Office1:Member of the Kwai Tsing District Council
Term Start1:1 January 2008
Term End1:31 December 2019
Predecessor1:Leung Wing-kuen
Successor1:Leung Wing-kuen
Constituency1:On Yam
Birth Date:6 October 1973
Birth Place:Zhuhai, China
Party:Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU)
Otherparty:Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) (2003–2014)
Occupation:Politician
Teacher
Alma Mater:Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Paris Dauphine University
Signature:Signature of Dennis Leung Tsz-wing.png

Dennis Leung Tsz-wing, MH (; 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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Members database. Legislative Council.
  2. News: Dennis Leung Tsz Wing - 工作經歷及學歷. 梁子穎. Facebook]. 2020-05-28. 2021-11-08. https://archive.today/20211108144753/https://www.facebook.com/dennistwleung/about?section=education. live.
  3. News: 《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. 鍾少騰. 憲報. 7. 51. 香港特別行政區政府. 2020-05-30. 2003-11-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20200604094656/https://www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/pdf/20030751e/cgn20030751665.pdf. 2020-06-04. live.
  4. News: Legislative Council General Election results: Labour constituency. Hong Kong Government. 20 December 2021.