Andrew Wan

Andrew Wan Siu-kin (Chinese: 尹兆堅; born 7 June 1969) is the former vice-chairman of the Democratic Party and is a member of the Kwai Tsing District Council for Shek Yam constituency. He was elected in the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election through New Territories West.

Andrew Wan Siu-kin
尹兆堅
Member of the Legislative Council
In office 1 October 2016 – 1 December 2020
Preceded by	Leung Yiu-chung
Constituency	New Territories West
Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Party
In office 2 December 2018 – 6 December 2020
Chairperson	Wu Chi-wai
Preceded by	Li Wing-shing
Succeeded by	Lam Cheuk-ting Edith Leung
In office 14 December 2014 – 4 December 2016
Chairperson	Emily Lau
Preceded by	Richard Tsoi
Succeeded by	Li Wing-shing
Member of the Kwai Tsing District Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2020
Preceded by	Li Sai-lung
Constituency	Shek Yam
In office 1 January 2004 – 31 December 2015
Preceded by	Li Chi-fai
Succeeded by	Li Sai-lung
Constituency	Shek Yam
Personal details
Born	7 June 1969 Hong Kong
Political party	Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre (2002–08) Democratic Party (2009–present)
Alma mater	City University of Hong Kong (BSS) University of Essex (MA)
Occupation	Social worker District councillor
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Career

Born in 1969, Wan graduated from the City University of Hong Kong with the Bachelor of Social Science (BSocSc) in Social Work and studied at the University of Essex from 2006 and graduated with Bachelor and Master of Arts in Sociology.

In 2002, he joined the pro-democracy Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre (NWSC) as the assistant of legislator Leung Yiu-chung and ran in the 2003 District Council elections, defeating the pro-Beijing 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 Democratic Party in 2009. In the 2014 party leadership election, he was elected as Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Party.[1]

In 2015 Hong Kong district council elections, he lost his seat in the Kwai Tsing District Council to newcoming Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong Li Sai-lung in Shek Yam with a margin of 54 votes. He was elected in the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election through New Territories West.

Arrest

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, Starry Lee, 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.[2]

References

1. "劉慧卿成功連任民主黨主席". Apple Daily. 14 December 2014.
2. Ho, Kelly (1 November 2020). "Hong Kong police arrest 7 democrats in connection with chaos during May legislative meeting". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 16 December 2020.