Edward Leung Hei

The Honourable
Edward Leung Hei
梁熙
Leung Hei in 2023
Member of the Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 January 2022
Preceded byNew constituency
ConstituencyHong Kong Island East
Personal details
Born (1985-03-08) 8 March 1985 (age 39)
Hong Kong
Political partyDemocratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB)
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Tsinghua University
For localism activist, see Edward Leung.
In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Leung. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Edward Leung and the Chinese-style name is Leung Hei.

Edward Leung Hei (Chinese: 梁熙; born 8 March 1985) is a Hong Kong politician. He is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Hong Kong Island East constituency, representing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB).

Biography

Leung was born into a wealthy family. His father, Charles Leung Ying-wai, is a property developer and the chairman of Hong Kong China Development Holdings Ltd.[1] Leung graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and then obtained a Master of Public Administration from Tsinghua University.[2]

Leung was selected by the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) to run in Hong Kong Island East in the 2021 Legislative Council election, in which he received 26,799 votes and gained the second seat in the constituency.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Leung, Edward Hei 梁熙". Webb-site Who's Who.
  2. ^ "Members database". Legislative Council.
  3. ^ "Legislative Council General Election results: Hong Kong Island East". Hong Kong Government. 20 December 2021.
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
New constituency Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Hong Kong Island East
2022–present 		Incumbent