{{short description|Hong Kong politician}} {{family name hatnote|Cheung|Sam Cheung|Cheung Ho-sum|lang=Hong Kong}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Sam Cheung | native_name = {{nobold|張可森}} | image = File:張可森 Legco primary.png | caption = Cheung in 2020 | image_size = | office1 = Member of the Tuen Mun District Council | term_start1 = 1 January 2020 | term_end1 = 11 May 2021 | predecessor1 = Kwu Hon-keung | successor1 = | parliament1 = | constituency1 = San Hui | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|8|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = British Hong Kong | citizenship = Hong Kong | alma_mater = Hong Kong Baptist University | party = Tuen Mun Community Network }}
'''Sam Cheung Ho-sum''' ({{lang-zh|t=張可森}}; born 17 August 1993) is a Hong Kong politician, social activist, and former member of the Tuen Mun District Council for San Hui.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last1=Qin|first1=Amy|last2=Ramzy|first2=Austin|last3=May|first3=Tiffany|date=2019-11-02|title=Hong Kong Protests: Police Face Off With Demonstrators After Election Rally|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/02/world/asia/hong-kong-protests.html|access-date=2020-07-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
==Education== Cheung was educated at the Hong Kong Baptist University, where he obtained a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) from the Department of Humanities and Creative Writing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=【區選光復香港】90後學者Be Water 光復屯門冀趕走建制大叔|url=https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20190814/HJWFAYMINNWM3IKJTVZCWGT5IA/|access-date=2020-07-28|website=Apple Daily 蘋果日報|language=zh-hk|archive-date=2020-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728100557/https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20190814/HJWFAYMINNWM3IKJTVZCWGT5IA/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Research Supervision – John Nguyet Erni 陳錦榮|url=https://johnerni.info/supervision/|access-date=2020-07-29|language=en-US}}</ref> Cheung's social activism began in his first year of university, after he joined the 2012 protests against the Moral and National Education scheme.<ref>{{Cite web|last=TNL特稿|date=2020-07-26|title=「見字飲水」的意志——張可森|url=https://www.thenewslens.com/article/138302|access-date=2020-07-29|website=The News Lens 關鍵評論網|language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref> In 2014, he was an exchange student and studied in Austria.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|date=2019-11-22|title=素人之戰：福建三代、屯門十兄弟、大狀和職業治療師，為何出戰區選？|work=端傳媒Initium Media|url=https://theinitium.com/article/20191123-hongkong-district-council-elections-newcomers/|access-date=2020-07-28}}</ref> During his academic career, Cheung participated in writing contests and gained award recognition for his literary criticism.<ref>{{Cite web|title=獲獎名單 {{!}} 香港浸會大學 文學院|url=https://artsbu.hkbu.edu.hk/tc/about-us/award-winners|access-date=2020-07-29|website=artsbu.hkbu.edu.hk}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=兩90後學者挑戰建制大叔|url=https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20190814/IRVYDIKRCI6LKWQFC2OKN7NN6M/|access-date=2020-07-29|website=Apple Daily 蘋果日報|language=zh-hk|archive-date=2020-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718050846/https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20190814/IRVYDIKRCI6LKWQFC2OKN7NN6M/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Since high school, Cheung had a passion for songwriting, taking lessons from renowned lyricists Albert Leung and Chow Yiu-fai.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Pao|first=Ming|title=【Emily】填詞人區議員 一首歌去年版稅31蚊|url=http://www.mingpaocanada.com/TOR/htm/NEWS/20200407/HK-gzg1_r.htm|access-date=2020-07-29|website=www.mingpaocanada.com|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news|title=【文化人落區】受屯公遊行啟發 填詞人張可森深耕社區|url=https://www.mpweekly.com/culture/%e5%bc%b5%e5%8f%af%e6%a3%ae-%e5%a1%ab%e8%a9%9e-%e5%b1%af%e9%96%80-123236|work=明報周刊|date=2019-10-02}}</ref> In 2018, he joined the Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong (CASH) and began to write lyrics for Cantonese songs.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite journal|title=2018 CASH 最佳創作歌手獎|url=https://www.cash.org.hk/download.php?file=/files/pdf/publications/cashflow/88_1.pdf|journal=CASHFLOW Magazine|volume=88|pages=18}}</ref>
Cheung's employment history included working as a teaching assistant, research assistant, and university tutor.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=李翰文|first=林祖偉|date=2019-11-22|title=香港區議會選戰：反修例示威後首次選舉的變局|language=zh-Hant|work=BBC News 中文|url=https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-50490401|access-date=2020-07-29}}</ref> He also earned commissions for his songwriting.<ref name=":4" /> He originally planned to pursue a doctoral degree in the United States, but decided to stay in Hong Kong after the protests commenced in 2019.<ref name=":1" /> According to Cheung, he made this decision when the protests sparked an emotional attachment to his home in Tuen Mun.<ref>{{Cite web|title=【立會選戰】本土派區議員張可森、王百羽戰新西、超區：予選民泛民以外的選擇 {{!}} 獨媒報導|url=https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1074732|access-date=2020-07-29|website=香港獨立媒體網}}</ref>
== Political career ==
=== District Council === Cheung was among the numerous pro-democracy activists who ran in the 2019 District Council election. He competed in the San Hui constituency under the banner "Unity of San Hui".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nominations Received|url=https://www.elections.gov.hk/dc2019/pdf/nomination/TuenMun_20191012_e.html|access-date=2020-07-18|website=www.elections.gov.hk}}</ref> On 25 November 2019, he was elected to the Tuen Mun District Council with 60.49% of the votes, defeating pro-establishment incumbent Kwu Hon-keung.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 District Councils Election - Election Results|url=https://www.elections.gov.hk/dc2019/eng/results_hk.html|access-date=2020-07-18|website=www.elections.gov.hk}}</ref> Prior to the election, Kwu retained his position for nearly two decades until he was challenged by Cheung.<ref name=":2" /> Following his victory, Cheung joined the localist camp Tuen Mun Community Network, which held five seats in Tuen Mun's District Council.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tuen Mun District Council - Tuen Mun DC Members|url=https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tm/english/members/info/dc_member_list.php|access-date=2020-07-18|website=www.districtcouncils.gov.hk}}</ref> On 11 May 2021, Home Affairs Department confirmed that Cheung has resigned from the job title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E6%B6%89-47-%E4%BA%BA%E6%A1%88%E8%A2%AB%E8%B5%B7%E8%A8%B4-%E9%84%AD%E9%81%94%E9%B4%BB-%E5%BC%B5%E5%8F%AF%E6%A3%AE-%E4%BC%8D%E5%81%A5%E5%81%89%E8%BE%AD%E4%BB%BB%E5%8D%80%E8%AD%B0%E5%93%A1/ |title=涉 47 人案被起訴 鄭達鴻、張可森、伍健偉辭任區議員 |publisher=Stand News |language=zh-hk |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=12 May 2021 |archive-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514061733/https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E6%B6%89-47-%E4%BA%BA%E6%A1%88%E8%A2%AB%E8%B5%B7%E8%A8%B4-%E9%84%AD%E9%81%94%E9%B4%BB-%E5%BC%B5%E5%8F%AF%E6%A3%AE-%E4%BC%8D%E5%81%A5%E5%81%89%E8%BE%AD%E4%BB%BB%E5%8D%80%E8%AD%B0%E5%93%A1/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
=== Legislative Council bid === In July 2020, Cheung ran in the unofficial pro-democracy primaries for the 2020 Hong Kong legislative election within the New Territories West constituency. He came in second by receiving 35,513 votes after Eddie Chu, while surpassing veteran democrats Andrew Wan and Kwok Ka-ki in fifth and sixth place respectively.<ref name="tradlost">{{cite news|title=Hong Kong's traditional opposition parties lose out to localist challengers in fierce weekend primary for coming Legislative Council election|date=2020-07-13|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3093015/hong-kongs-traditional-opposition-parties-lose-out-localist|newspaper=South China Morning Post}}</ref> Cheung earned one of the six nomination spots in the general election, along with third placer Wong Ji-yuet and fourth placer Ng Kin-wai.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-16|title=Hong Kong democrat primaries in full: Young 'localist resistance camp' come out on top|url=https://hongkongfp.com/2020/07/16/hong-kong-democrat-primaries-in-full-young-localist-resistance-camp-come-out-on-top/|access-date=2020-07-18|website=Hong Kong Free Press HKFP|language=en-GB}}</ref>
On 6 January 2021, Cheung was among 53 members of the pro-democratic camp who were arrested under the national security law, specifically its provision regarding alleged subversion. The group stood accused of the organisation of and participation in the primary elections in July 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55555299|title=National security law: Hong Kong rounds up 53 pro-democracy activists|publisher=BBC News|date=2021-01-06|access-date=2021-02-13}}</ref> Cheung was released on bail on 7 January.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hongkongfp.com/2021/01/08/hong-kong-has-entered-a-bitter-winter-says-primaries-organiser-as-52-democrats-in-mass-arrest-bailed-out/|title='Hong Kong has entered a bitter winter,' says primaries organiser as 52 democrats in mass arrest bailed out|first=Candice|last=Chau|work=Hong Kong Free Press|date=2021-01-08|access-date=2021-02-04}}</ref>
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{{Hong Kong 47}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheung, Sam}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:District councillors of Tuen Mun District Category:Hong Kong democracy activists Category:Hong Kong localists Category:Hong Kong lyricists Category:Alumni of Hong Kong Baptist University Category:Tuen Mun Community Network politicians Category:Political prisoners held by Hong Kong