Erica Yuen
| Erica Yuen | |
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Yuen giving a speech at a town hall meeting in South Horizons Community Hall, Hong Kong in April 2014 | |
| Chinese name | 袁彌明 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 袁弥明 (simplified) |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born |
28 September 1980 Hong Kong |
| Other name(s) | Yuen Lei-ming |
| Occupation | Actress, writer, presenter, politician |
| Years active | 2005– |
| Official website |
ericayuen |
Erica Yuen Mi-ming (Chinese: 袁彌明, born 28 September 1980) is a Hong Kong politician, actress, and presenter. A former Miss Hong Kong pageant participant, she has been the chairperson of the People Power political party since 2013.[1]
Early life
Erica Yuen graduated from St. Stephen's College, Hong Kong in 1997, and she continued her education at Tufts University in Massachusetts, and graduated summa cum laude.
Pageantry
In 2005, Yuen participated in the Miss Hong Kong pageant where she was awarded the title of Tourism Ambassador and was named one of the top five finalists on the final night.
In politics
In 2012, Yuen announced that she would enter the Hong Kong Legislative Council election in September that year as a People Power candidate for New Territories East constituency with Raymond Chan Chi-chuen. In preparation for this, she renounced her United States citizenship as required by Hong Kong election law.[2][3] She was placed second in her party list under the Party-list proportional representation; Ray Chan, who was first on that list, was elected, but Yuen herself, like all other candidates ranked second or below in their party lists, was not.
In March 2014, Yuen stood in a by-election for the South Horizons West seat on the Southern District Council, following the resignation of Fung Wai-kwong.[4] She secured second place with 1,083 votes, behind Judy Chan Ka-pui of the New People's Party (2,023 votes) and ahead of Sin Chung-kai of the Democratic Party (920 votes).[5]
Personal life
In December 2014, Yuen is due to marry political fellow-traveller and Power Voters chairman Anthony Lam Yue-yeung. Lam runs the media platform memehk.com, and – like Yuen – has stood unsuccessfully for Southern District Council.[6]
References
- ↑ "Erica Yuen Mi-ming". HK Magazine. 21 September 2007.
- ↑ "DJ藝人從政做新秀 港姐洗盡鉛華選議員". Hong Kong Daily News. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ↑ The requirement that LegCo nominees (excluding a few Functional constituencies) do not have the right of abode in any foreign country is in Legislative Council Ordinance (Cap. 542) § 37(1)(e).
- ↑ "袁彌明戰補選 等緊單仲偕". Ming Pao. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "Democratic Party ponders future after 'crushing' by-election defeat". South China Morning Post. 24 March 2014.
- ↑ "We found love in a voteless place". South China Morning Post. 2 May 2014.
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| Preceded by Christopher Lau |
Chairman of People Power 2013–present |
Incumbent |