Tik Chi-yuen

Tik Chi-yuen (Chinese: 狄志遠), SBS, JP, is the former member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council and the North District Council.[1] He is a registered social worker. He was a former member of the Democratic Party.

Background

He was the chairman of the Committee on Home-School Co-operation, member of the Commission on Strategic Development, Council for Sustainable Development and the Commission on Poverty.[2][3][4]

In 2008, Tik took part in the social welfare functional constituency election in the Hong Kong legislative election, 2008. But he was defeated by Cheung Kwok Che, the president of the Hong Kong Social Workers General Union.[5][6]

On 9 September 2015, he quit the Democratic Party after he supported the constitutional reform package which the party opposed and denounced by some party members.[7]

He is now the chairman of Third Side, a centrist party in Hong Kong.

References

  1. Cheung, Gary (12 July 2008). "Veteran Democrat Decides to Run Again". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  2. TIK CHI YUEN, JP
  3. Mr. TIK Chi-yuen, JP Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. Recipients of HKSAR Honours and Awards
  5. Democratic Party vice chairman eyes Legco seat Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. Legco election results: SOCIAL WELFARE
  7. "從政30年 狄志遠退出民主黨". Apple Daily. 9 September 2015.
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
New constituency Member of Legislative Council
Representative for New Territories North
1991–1995
Served alongside: Fung Chi-wood
Succeeded by
Cheung Hon-chung
Party political offices
Preceded by
Chan King-ming
Vice Chairperson of Democratic Party
2006–2008
Served alongside: Sin Chung-kai
Succeeded by
Emily Lau
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