# Sin Chung-kai

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Hong Kong politician

Sin Chung-kai 單仲偕 Sin in 2008 Member of the Legislative Council In office 1 October 2012 – 30 September 2016 Preceded by Kam Nai-wai Succeeded by Hui Chi-fung Constituency Hong Kong Island In office 1 July 1998 – 30 September 2008 Preceded by New parliament Succeeded by Samson Tam Constituency Information Technology In office 11 October 1995 – 30 June 1997 Preceded by New constituency Succeeded by Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council Constituency New Territories South Personal details Born (1960-06-15) 15 June 1960 (age 66) Hong Kong Party Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (until 1990) United Democrats (1990–94) Democratic Party (since 1994) Spouse Yvonne Sin Chan Ying-yee Children 2 Alma mater University of Hong Kong (BSc) Chinese University of Hong Kong (MBA) Occupation Legislative Councillor

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**Sin Chung-kai** ([Chinese](/source/Traditional_Chinese_characters): 單仲偕; born 15 June 1960) is a former member of the [Hong Kong Legislative Council](/source/Hong_Kong_Legislative_Council). He was the chairman and a member of [Kwai Tsing District Council](/source/Kwai_Tsing_District_Council) for the [Wah Lai](/source/Wah_Lai_(constituency)) constituency. He was one of the two vice-chairmen of the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(Hong_Kong)) until December 2012, and is a member of the Executive Committee.

## Early career

In 1982, Sin obtained his [bachelor's degree](/source/Bachelor's_degree) at the [University of Hong Kong](/source/University_of_Hong_Kong), where he served as the Current Affairs Secretary of the Student Union. In 1997, he obtained a [Master in Business Administration](/source/Master_of_Business_Administration) at the [Chinese University of Hong Kong](/source/Chinese_University_of_Hong_Kong).[1][2]

Sin was formerly employed as an [Information Technology](/source/Information_technology) manager at [The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation](/source/The_Hongkong_and_Shanghai_Banking_Corporation) (HSBC), resigning in 2011 to focus on his political career.[3]

## Political career

### District Council

Sin's political career began in 1985 when he was first elected to the [Kwai Tsing District Board](/source/Kwai_Tsing_District_Council). He was re-elected in subsequent elections, remaining in this role until 2003. Between the years 1994–1999, Sin served as the chairperson of the board.[4]

In 2011, Sin was one of the contenders in the [district council election](/source/2011_Hong_Kong_local_elections), representing the [Tai Hang](/source/Tai_Hang) constituency. He got 40.9% of the votes, losing to Wong Chor-fung of the [New People's Party](/source/New_People's_Party_(Hong_Kong)) (NPP).[5] In 2014, Sin participated in the by-election for the [South Horizons West](/source/South_Horizons_West_(constituency)) constituency, where he got 22.9% of the votes and lost to Judy Chan from the NPP.[6]

In 2019, Sin contested in the [district council election](/source/2019_Hong_Kong_local_elections) for the [Wah Lai](/source/Wah_Lai_(constituency)) constituency. He won the seat with 51.93% of the votes, defeating [pro-Beijing](/source/Pro-Beijing_camp_(Hong_Kong)) incumbent Wong Yiu-chung.[7] He also became chairperson of the Kwai Tsing District Board again, starting in January 2020.[8]

### Legislative Council

In 1995, Sin ran the [Hong Kong legislative election](/source/1995_Hong_Kong_legislative_election) for the [New Territories South](/source/New_Territories_West_(constituency)) constituency, winning dominantly with 70.74% of the votes over two other candidates. In 1998, Sin participated in the [legislative election](/source/1998_Hong_Kong_legislative_election), representing the [Information Technology](/source/Information_Technology_(constituency)) [functional constituency](/source/Functional_constituency_(Hong_Kong)). He was elected to the Legislative Council with 63.71% of the votes. Sin was re-elected in [2000](/source/2000_Hong_Kong_legislative_election) and [2004](/source/2004_Hong_Kong_legislative_election) within the same constituency.[1]

Sin contested in the [2012 Hong Kong legislative election](/source/2012_Hong_Kong_legislative_election), where he represented the [Hong Kong Island](/source/Hong_Kong_Island_(constituency)) constituency. He came in second place after [Kenneth Chan Ka-lok](/source/Kenneth_Chan_Ka-lok) with 12.26% of the votes, which secured him a seat on the Legislative Council.[9]

### Political activities

Sin served as an executive committee member in the [United Democrats of Hong Kong](/source/United_Democrats_of_Hong_Kong) (UDHK) between the years 1990–1994.[2] Since 1994, he has been affiliated with the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(Hong_Kong)). He was also the former vice chairperson of the party.[10][11] In December 2012, Sin contested in the [leadership election of the party](/source/2012_Democratic_Party_(HK)_leadership_election), following the resignation of [Albert Ho](/source/Albert_Ho) in the aftermath of the [2012 Legislative Council election](/source/2012_Hong_Kong_legislative_election). Sin lost narrowly to [Emily Lau](/source/Emily_Lau), who had 149 votes to his 133 votes.[12][13]

In 2007, Sin was awarded the [Silver Bauhinia Star](/source/Silver_Bauhinia_Star) for his contributions to public affairs.[14] During his political career, Sin had advocated for [human rights](/source/Human_rights), economic prosperity, and free flow of information in Hong Kong. He introduced numerous initiatives to develop the city's IT and telecommunications industries.[15]

On 18 April 2020, Sin was among the 15 prominent [pro-democracy](/source/Pro-democracy_camp_(Hong_Kong)) figures arrested in Hong Kong.[16] His arrest was made based on the claim that he took part in an unauthorized assembly on 1 October 2019 during the [anti-extradition bill](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Hong_Kong_protests) protests.[17][18]

On 10 June 2022, Sin, along the two other pro-democracy figures, had his [Silver Bauhinia Star](/source/Silver_Bauhinia_Star) honour removed, and his Justice of the Peace appointment was revoked by the government due to his jail sentences related to anti extradition-bill protests.[19][20]

## Personal life

Sin has been married to his wife since 1986. They have two sons.[21]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["議員資料庫"](https://app.legco.gov.hk/member_front/chinese/library/member_detail.aspx?id=188). *app.legco.gov.hk*. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_2-1) ["Biography of Sin Chung-kai"](http://www.martinlee.org.hk/BiosSinCK.html). *www.martinlee.org.hk*. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["隔牆有耳：單仲偕辭工全力搞選舉 - 李八方"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210621190114/https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20110810/RZ7LS3FYUUD4PJDRY3S7H5KMOE/). *Apple Daily 蘋果日報* (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from [the original](https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20110810/RZ7LS3FYUUD4PJDRY3S7H5KMOE/) on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["【泛民怎樣守住一區 2】三十年江山未改 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞"](https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E6%B3%9B%E6%B0%91%E6%80%8E%E6%A8%A3%E5%AE%88%E4%BD%8F%E4%B8%80%E5%8D%80-2-%E4%B8%89%E5%8D%81%E5%B9%B4%E6%B1%9F%E5%B1%B1%E6%9C%AA%E6%94%B9/). *立場新聞 Stand News*. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Results of the 2011 District Council Election"](https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/en/2011dc_report/2011dcereport_appendix5.pdf) (PDF). *Electoral Affairs Commission*. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["EAC : 2014 Southern District Council South Horizons West By-election - Result"](https://www.eac.hk/en/distco/2014sd_shw_result.htm). *www.eac.hk*. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["2019 District Councils Election - Election Results (Kwai Tsing)"](https://www.elections.gov.hk/dc2019/eng/results_kwai_tsing.html). *www.elections.gov.hk*. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["葵青區議會 - 葵青區議會議員資料"](https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/kwt/tc_chi/members/info/dc_member_list_detail.php?member_id=2801). *www.districtcouncils.gov.hk*. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["2012 LegCo Election - Election Results"](https://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2012/eng/rs_gc_LC1.html). *www.elections.gov.hk*. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["單仲偕 - 民主黨"](https://www.dphk.org/index.php?route=contact/contact&cid=2&contact_id=272). *www.dphk.org*. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Webb-site Who's Who: positions of Sin, Chung Kai 單仲偕"](https://webb-site.com/dbpub/positions.asp?p=17094). *webb-site.com*. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Chair_12-0)** [Emily Lau Wai-hing elected Democratic Party chairwoman](https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1106843/emily-lau-wai-hing-elected-democratic-party-chairwoman), *[South China Morning Post](/source/South_China_Morning_Post)*, 16 December 2012

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [Lau makes political history](http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=21&art_id=129330&sid=38492840&con_type=1&d_str=20121217&fc=10) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131005002136/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=21&art_id=129330&sid=38492840&con_type=1&d_str=20121217&fc=10) 5 October 2013 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), *[The Standard](/source/The_Standard_(Hong_Kong))*, 17 December 2012

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Civil And Miscellaneous Lists : Recipients of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Honours and Awards Grand Bauhinia Medal (G.B.M.)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190816203830/https://www.info.gov.hk/cml/eng/miscell/index2.htm). *www.info.gov.hk*. Archived from [the original](https://www.info.gov.hk/cml/eng/miscell/index2.htm) on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Housing Authority and its Committees"](https://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/hdw/content/static/file/en/aboutus/publication/haar0809/12-committees.pdf) (PDF). *Hong Kong Housing Authority*. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** Yu, Elaine; Ramzy, Austin (18 April 2020). ["Amid Pandemic, Hong Kong Arrests Major Pro-Democracy Figures"](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/18/world/asia/hong-kong-arrests.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Wong, Rachel (18 April 2020). ["15 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures arrested in latest police round up"](https://hongkongfp.com/2020/04/18/8-hong-kong-pro-democracy-figures-arrested-in-latest-police-round-up-party-says/). *[Hong Kong Free Press](/source/Hong_Kong_Free_Press)*. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Brief Report on the Arrest and Prosecution of Fifteen Human Rights Defenders for Organising or Taking Part in Unauthorised Assemblies"](https://www.hkcro.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200424-Brief-report-Arrest-of-15-HRDs.pdf) (PDF). *Civil Rights Observer*. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["Opposition veteran says 'no regrets' over loss of Hong Kong civic honours"](https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3181203/occupy-co-founder-benny-tai-2-other-opposition-veterans). *South China Morning Post*. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** Lee, Peter (10 June 2022). ["3 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have honours revoked by gov't"](https://hongkongfp.com/2022/06/10/3-hong-kong-pro-democracy-activists-have-honours-revoked-by-govt/). *[Hong Kong Free Press](/source/Hong_Kong_Free_Press)*. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** ["隔牆有耳： 單雞晒情史挑戰男神鍾 - 李八方"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210621184915/https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20160218/ZC6AFZOWYAUIEWBUKNZGZFVODI/). *Apple Daily 蘋果日報* (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from [the original](https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20160218/ZC6AFZOWYAUIEWBUKNZGZFVODI/) on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

## External links

- [Cyber Office of Sin Chung-kai, Legislative Councillor (ITFC)](https://web.archive.org/web/20051102203449/http://www.sinchungkai.org.hk/)

Political offices New title Member of the Kwai Tsing District Board Representative for Kwai Chug West 1985–1994 Constituency abolished New constituency Member of the Kwai Tsing District Board Representative for Wah Fung 1994–2003 Succeeded by Lee Wing-tat Preceded by Leung Kwong-cheong Chairman of the Kwai Tsing District Board 1994–1999 Succeeded by Chow Yick-hay Preceded by Wong Yiu-chung Member of the Kwai Tsing District Council Representative for Wah Lai 2020–2021 Vacant Preceded by Law King-shing Chairman of the Kwai Tsing District Council 2020–2021 Succeeded by Leung Kam-wai Legislative Council of Hong Kong New seat Member of Legislative Council Representative for New Territories South 1995–1997 Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council New parliament Member of Legislative Council Representative for Information Technology 1998–2008 Succeeded by Samson Tam Preceded by Kam Nai-wai Member of Legislative Council Representative for Hong Kong Island 2012–2016 Succeeded by Hui Chi-fung Party political offices Preceded by Albert Ho Vice Chairperson of Democratic Party 2006–2012 With: Tik Chi-yuen (2006–2008) Emily Lau (2008–2012) Succeeded by Richard Tsoi Lo Kin-hei

v t e Democratic Party Leadership and notable members Chairpersons Martin Lee Yeung Sum Lee Wing-tat Albert Ho Emily Lau Wu Chi-wai Lo Kin-hei Vice-Chairpersons Anthony Cheung Lau Chin-shek Law Chi-kwong Chan King-ming Sin Chung-kai Tik Chi-yuen Richard Tsoi Andrew Wan Li Wing-shing Lam Cheuk-ting Edith Leung LegCo members Conrad Lam Albert Chan Cheung Man-kwong Fung Chi-wood James To Michael Ho Huang Chen-ya Man Sai-cheong Ng Ming-yum Fred Li Zachary Wong Andrew Cheng Tsang Kin-shing John Tse Wong Sing-chi Kam Nai-wai Helena Wong Ted Hui Roy Kwong Internal elections Leadership elections 1994 (Lee) 1996 1998 2000 2002 (Yeung) 2004 (Lee) 2006 (Ho) 2008 2010 2012 (Lau) 2014 2016 (Wu) 2018 2020 (Lo) 2022 2024 LegCo primaries 2016 Related groups Predecessors Frontier Hong Kong Affairs Society Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood Meeting Point United Democrats of Hong Kong Split groups League of Social Democrats Third Side Neo Democrats Real brother Local alliances Pro-democracy camp Civil Human Rights Front Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union Group of 190 Joint Committee on the Promotion of Democratic Government International affiliated Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats Liberal International Hong Kong Portal

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