Leung Chun-ying, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Leung Chun-ying

Hong Kong politician

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1954

Place of Birth: British Hong Kong, United Kingdom

Profession: politician, justice of the peace, quantity surveyor

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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About Leung Chun-ying

  • Leung Chun-ying, GBM, GBS, JP (Chinese: ???; born 12 August 1954), also known as CY Leung, is a Hong Kong politician.
  • He served as the third Chief Executive of Hong Kong between 2012 and 2017.
  • In March 2017, he was appointed vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. A surveyor by profession, Leung first entered the political scene when he joined the Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee (HKBLCC) in 1985 and became its secretary-general in 1988.
  • In 1999, he was appointed the convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, a position he held until 2011, when he resigned to run in the 2012 Chief Executive election.
  • Initially regarded as the underdog, Leung ran an ultimately successful campaign against front-runner Henry Tang, receiving 689 votes from the Election Committee and with the support of the Liaison Office. The Leung administration was embroiled with a series of high-profiled controversies, including the anti-Moral and National Education protests and the Hong Kong Television Network protests.
  • In 2014, Leung's government faced widespread civil disobedience targeting the government's constitutional reform proposals; the movement gained global attention as the "Umbrella Revolution".
  • He also embattled with the misconduct allegations in relation to his receipt of HK$ 50 million payment by UGL, which prompted initial investigations by Australia's Parliament.
  • Leung's tenure coincided with the rise of the localist movement and increasing calls for Hong Kong independence, as well as increasing social instabilities, evident in 2016 Mong Kok civil unrest.
  • In December 2016, Leung announced that he would not be seeking a second term, becoming the first Chief Executive in Hong Kong's history not to do so.

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