Winston Chu

For the Singaporean diplomat, see Winston Choo.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chu.

Winston Chu Ka-sun (徐嘉慎; born 1940) is a Hong Kong lawyer and activist.

Early years and education

Chu was born in Hong Kong and received his secondary school education at Wah Yan College. Afterwards, he pursued further studies in the United Kingdom.[1] Although he initially aspired to a career as a nuclear physicist, but instead ended up studying law.[2] He graduated from University College London with a Bachelor of Laws degree and became a solicitor. Chu was also an honorary law lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong. He served on the Town Planning Board[3] from 1988 to 1996.

Society for Protection of the Harbour

In 1994, Winston Chu founded the Society for Protection of the Harbour to preserve Victoria Harbour. From that time onwards, he worked together with his partner Christine Loh to protect the harbour.[4] On 11 October 2003, Winston Chu announced his resignation as Chairperson of SPH due to personal threats to his family and was replaced by Loh.[5]

References

  1. ^ "香港華仁書院 舊生校長商界取經". Hong Kong Economic Journal. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ Evans, Annemarie (20 October 2013). "A poet at heart who harbours a love for his city". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. ^ Gargan, Edward A. (19 June 1995). "Rising Storm on Hong Kong's Vanishing Harbor". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Courts protect our imperiled waterway - at least for the time being". The Standard. 14 August 2006. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  5. ^ Owen, Kevin; Borg, Peter (3 February 2004). "Hong Kong: Environmental Law Sharpens its Teeth". Mondaq. Retrieved 20 January 2010.