Cathy Yau

Cathy Yau Man-shan (邱汶珊) is a former District Councillor in the Causeway Bay constituency of Hong Kong. After 11 years as a police officer in the Hong Kong Police Force she resigned in July 2019 and ran as an independent candidate in the 2019 elections where she won the seat with 54.96% (1,918)[1] of the votes. In 2003 she was involved in the efforts to remove Hong Kong's first chief executive Tung Chee-hwa as a result of his push for National Security Legislation.[2][3] In a letter directed to residents in Causeway Bay, she said that at the time of the start of the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests in mid-July 2019 she "decided to take off my uniform and gear, and stand together with Hongkongers", saying that "political issues should be addressed with political means, not baton or other weapons."[4] Cathy Yau is a member of Kickstart Wanchai.[5]

References

1. "District Council Election Results 2019". Hong Kong Elections. Hong Kong Government. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
2. Sum, Lok-kei (23 October 2019). "Hong Kong district council elections: pro-democracy ex-policewoman and funeral instructor among poll first-timers". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
3. Ng, Eileen (22 November 2019). "Hong Kong election a referendum on anti-government protests". USA Today. USA Today. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
4. Yau, Cathy (18 November 2019). "Letter to voters in Causeway Bay constituency". personal Facebook page. Facebook. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
5. "Kickstart Wanchai". Kickstart Wanchai. Facebook page. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.