Richard Tsoi

Richard Tsoi (Chinese: 蔡耀昌; born 11 September 1967[2][3]) is a Hong Kong politician and the former vice-chairman of the Democratic Party. He ran for many Legislative Council and District Council elections and was elected as Sha Tin District Councillor in 2003. On March 5, 2020, Tsoi resigned from duties after joint petition from colleagues against his criticism of local restaurants being discriminatory towards Mainland Chinese amid the coronavirus epidemic.[4]

Richard Tsoi Yiu-cheong
蔡耀昌
Richard Tsoi in 2010 Hong Kong July 1 marches
Member of the Sha Tin District Council
In office 2004–2007
Preceded by	Porinda Liu
Succeeded by	Scarlett Pong
Constituency	Fo Tan
Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Federation of Students
In office 1990–1991
Preceded by	Andrew To
Succeeded by	Adeline Wong
Personal details
Born	September 11, 1967 Hong Kong
Nationality	Hong Kong Chinese
Political party	Democratic Party (2008–) Frontier (?—2008)
Spouse(s)	Chine Chan
Residence	Hong Kong
Alma mater	Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong, Tsinghua University and People's University of China.[1]
Occupation	Politician

Richard Tsoi
Chinese	蔡耀昌
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Cài Yàochāng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Choi Yiuh chēung Jyutping Coi^3 Jiu^6 coeng^1

Tsoi has been active in many pressure groups and protests of the pro-democracy camp.

On 18 April 2020, Tsoi was arrested as one of 15 Hong Kong high-profile democracy figures, on suspicion of organizing, publicizing or taking part in several unauthorized assemblies between August and October 2019 in the course of the anti-extradition bill protests. Following protocol, the police statement did not disclose the names of the accused.[5][6]

Positions held

• Vice Chairman, Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China[7]
• Vice Chairman, Democratic Party
• Deputy Convenor, Alliance for Universal Suffrage
• Executive Committee Member, Power for Democracy
• Member, Hong Kong Human Rights Commission
• Executive Committee Member, Amnesty International Hong Kong
• Spokesman, Coalition to Monitor Public Transport and Utilities
• Deputy Convenor, Health Care Policy Forum
• Convenor, The Shatin Union for People's Livelihood
• Chair, Sha Tin Youth Right Association[8]

References

1. Richard Tsoi's Facebook
2. 蔡耀昌TSOI Yiu Cheong Richard - 民主黨2011年區議會選舉網站
3. Richard Tsoi's Facebook
4. Wong, Natalie. "Core member of Hong Kong's Democratic Party resigns from duties after joint petition from colleagues against his criticism of restaurants barring mainland Chinese". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
5. Yu, Elaine; Ramzy, Austin (18 April 2020). "Amid Pandemic, Hong Kong Arrests Major Pro-Democracy Figures". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
6. Wong, Rachel (18 April 2020). "15 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures arrested in latest police round up". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
7. "全年工作及財務報告". Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
8. Richard Tsoi's Facebook