Nathan Law
Nathan Law Kwun-chung (Chinese: 羅冠聰; born 13 July 1993) is a Hong Kong student leader, politician, activist and pro-democracy member. Alongside Joshua Wong, he led the 2014 Hong Kong protests.[1][2][3] He is the founding and former chairman of Demosistō.[4] He founded Demosistō with Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and more.[5] On 30 June 2020, after the Hong Kong national security law was passed, he told the public on Facebook that he quits Demosistō.[6]
Nathan Law Kwun-chung | |
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羅冠聰 | |
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| 1st Chairman of Demosistō | |
| In office 10 April 2016 – 16 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Lam |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| In office 1 October 2016 – 12 October 2016a | |
| Preceded by | Jasper Tsang |
| Succeeded by | Au Nok-hin |
| Constituency | Hong Kong Island |
| 58th Secretary General of Hong Kong Federation of Students | |
| In office 1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Alex Chow |
| Succeeded by | Chan Man-hei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nathan Law Kwun-chung 13 July 1993 Shenzhen, Guangdong, China |
| Citizenship | Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Demosistō (2016-2020) |
| Residence | Tung Chung, New Territories |
| Education | Lingnan University |
| Alma mater | HKFEW Wong Cho Bau Secondary School |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | 2014 Hong Kong protests Umbrella Movement Activist in jail |
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| Traditional Chinese | 羅冠聰 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 罗冠聪 | ||||||||||||
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Further reading
Nathan Law Media
Nathan Law addressed the protesters at the Umbrella Square during the 2014 protests
(L to R) Joshua Wong and Nathan Law freed on bail outside the Court of Final Appeal, 24 October 2017
Law with democracy activist Luke de Pulford in London, shortly after beginning self-exile
Nathan Law met with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in London, July 2020
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References
- ↑ | Joshua Wong and Nathan Law released on bail from Hong Kong jail - CNN
- ↑ | Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow of the Umbrella Movement jailed for up to eight months SCM
- ↑ https://www.ft.com/content/d9b6bad6-b864-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589 | Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong and Nathan Law freed on bail
- ↑ Alvin Lum; Ng Kang-chung (2018-05-17) (in en). Nathan Law quits as chairman of Demosisto, the Hong Kong localist party he founded with Joshua Wong, after ‘political storms’. SCMP. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2146460/nathan-law-quits-demosisto-hong-kong-localist-party-he. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ↑ (in zh-hk) 香港眾志成立 羅冠聰、舒琪、黎汶洛出選立會. Stand News. 2016-04-10. https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E7%9C%BE%E5%BF%97%E6%88%90%E7%AB%8B-%E7%BE%85%E5%86%A0%E8%81%B0-%E8%88%92%E7%90%AA-%E9%BB%8E%E6%B1%B6%E6%B4%9B%E5%87%BA%E9%81%B8%E7%AB%8B%E6%9C%83/. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ↑ (in en) Leaders of Hong Kong pro-democracy group Demosisto step down as security law passes. Hong Kong Free Press. 2020-06-30. https://hongkongfp.com/2020/06/30/breaking-hong-kong-activists-joshua-wong-nathan-law-and-agnes-chow-withdraw-from-pro-democracy-demosisto-group-as-security-law-passes/. Retrieved 2020-07-03.