Albert Chan

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Field	Value
name	Albert Chan Wai-yip
native_name	陳偉業
native_name_lang	zh-hk
image	File:Chan Wai Yip Chopped.jpg
imagesize	180px
office	Member of the Legislative Council
constituency	New Territories West
term_start	17 May 2010
term_end	30 September 2016
successor	Cheng Chung-tai
constituency1	New Territories West
term_start1	1 October 2000
term_end1	28 January 2010
constituency2	New Territories Central
term_start2	1 October 1995
term_end2	30 June 1997
predecessor2	New constituency
successor2	Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council
constituency3	New Territories South
term_start3	9 October 1991
term_end3	30 September 1995
predecessor3	New constituency
successor3	Constituency abolished
birth_date
birth_place	Hong Kong
nationality	Chinese
party	People Power (2011–)
otherparty	ADPL (1986–90)
United Democrats (1990–94)
Democratic (1994–2002)
LSD (2006–11)
occupation	Legislative Councillor
formerly social worker
spouse	Lo Kit-mui
alma_mater	University of Manitoba (BA, BSW)
University of British Columbia (MSW)
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Albert Chan Wai-yip (; born 3 March 1955, Hong Kong), also known by his nickname "Big Piece", is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the New Territories West constituency. He has served as a legislator from 1991 to 2016 except for the periods 1997–2000 and Jan–May 2010. Chan, formerly a social worker, was a member of the Tsuen Wan District Council.

Political career

In 1986, together with Lee Wing-tat, he founded the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood. From 1994–2002 he was a member of the Democratic Party. In 2006 he co-founded the League of Social Democrats but resigned in 2011 over differences with the then leadership to form People Power with fellow legislator Wong Yuk-man. He is active in grass roots issues and believes that the government is not genuinely committed to the electoral reform promised in the Hong Kong Basic Law.

2010 Five Constituencies Referendum

On 29 January 2010, Chan, together with four other lawmakers (two from Civic Party, two from LSD) Alan Leong, Tanya Chan, Leung Kwok-hung and Wong Yuk-man, resigned their seats in the Legislative Council. They intended that the popular vote in the by-elections triggered by their resignations would act as a de facto referendum on electoral reform, pressing the PRC Government into allowing universal suffrage in Hong Kong in compliance with Hong Kong's constitution, the Basic Law. On 16 May 2010, he was re-elected as a lawmaker in the by-election.

People Power

In January 2011, Chan and fellow legislator Wong Yuk-man resigned from the League of Social Democrats over differences with the leadership over what stance to take towards the Democratic Party in the discussions over Hong Kong's political development. The move left the party and its remaining legislator, Leung Kwok-hung ('Long Hair') in a difficult position. They also said that factional fighting within the party has become so hostile that it was beyond their ability to rectify the situation.

With Wong, he went on to launch People Power, under which name he continues to sit in Legco. In 2011 regional elections, he went against Tuen Mun Lok tsui Constituency's candidate Albert Ho Chun-yan, the then-chairman of Democratic Party. However, he was defeated. In 2012 legislative elections, Chan was reelected for a seventh time. He chose to make way for the youngster in the 2016 Legislative Council election, standing as a second candidate of Wong Ho-ming of its ally League of Social Democrats under the banner of "radical democrats". The list received 28,529 votes and failed to retain the seat.

References

[http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/news.htm?englishnews&20070715&56&415818 RTHK.org], ''Legislator says govt green paper intended to delay democratic development'']; retrieved 5 January 2009.
(2010-01-26). "Hong Kong MPs quit in attempt to push Beijing towards direct elections".
[http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20100517/news_20100517_56_668722.htm Pro-democracy lawmakers win by-elections] {{webarchive. link. (28 September 2012)
[http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/news.htm?main&20110123&56&729151 Wong Yuk-man, Albert Chan quit party] {{webarchive. link. (13 September 2012 , RTHK, 23 January 2011)

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