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Nathan Law | |
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羅冠聰 | |
 Nathan Law in 2022 | |
| Chairman of Demosistō | |
| In office 10 April 2016 – 16 May 2018 | |
| Deputy | Oscar Lai Tiffany Yuen |
| Leader | Joshua Wong |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Lam |
| Member of Legislative Council | |
| In office 1 October 2016 – 14 July 2017[a] | |
| Preceded by | Jasper Tsang |
| Succeeded by | Au Nok-hin |
| Constituency | Hong Kong Island |
| 58th Secretary General of Hong Kong Federation of Students | |
| In office 1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Alex Chow |
| Succeeded by | Chan Man-hei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luo Guancong (罗冠聪) 13 July 1993 Shenzhen, Guangdong, China |
| Citizenship | Chinese (Hong Kong) |
| Political party | Demosistō (2016–2020) |
| Residence(s) | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Education | HKFEW Wong Cho Bau Secondary School |
| Alma mater | Lingnan University (BA) Yale University (MA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | 2014 Hong Kong protests Umbrella Movement Activist in jail |
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Nathan Law Kwun-chung (Chinese: 羅冠聰; born 13 July 1993) is a mainland-Chinese-born activist and politician from Hong Kong. As a former student leader, he has been chairman of the Representative Council of the Lingnan University Students' Union (LUSU), acting president of the LUSU, and secretary-general of the Hong Kong Federation of Students (HKFS). He was one of the student leaders during the 79-day Umbrella Movement in 2014. He is the founding and former chairman of Demosistō, a new political party derived from the 2014 protests.
On 4 September 2016, at the age of 23, Law was elected to serve as a legislator for Hong Kong Island, making him the youngest lawmaker in the history of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Over his controversial oath-taking at the Legislative Council inaugural meeting, his office was challenged by the Hong Kong Government which resulted in his disqualification from the Legislative Council on 14 July 2017.[1]
Following the enactment of the National Security Law on 1 July 2020, Law left for London, United Kingdom and began his self-exile.[2][3] In April 2021 he was granted political asylum.[4] Hong Kong police had ordered the arrest of Nathan Law for inciting secession and collusion, and issued a HK$1 million bounty for his apprehension in July 2023.[5][6]
In March 2021, Law was named a Pritzker Fellow at the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics.[7] In May 2022, Law received an honorary doctorate from Washington & Jefferson College and was the keynote speaker at the school's 2022 commencement ceremony.[8][9]
In July 2023, Hong Kong police offered HKD 1 million (USD $127,644; GBP £100,581; 909863 Chinese Yuan) bounties for information leading to the capture of eight prominent democracy activists based abroad including Nathan Law and wanted for national security crimes.[10][11]
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- ^ Graham-Harrison, Emma (5 December 2020). "Nathan Law: 'No one knows when I can go back to Hong Kong'". the Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ @nathanlawkc (7 April 2021). "1. After several interviews in 4 months, the Home Office has informed me that my asylum application is approved. Th…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "National security law: Hong Kong police seek activist Nathan Law and 5 others for inciting secession and collusion, insider says". South China Morning Post. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Ho, Kelly (3 July 2023). "Hong Kong national security police issue HK$1 million bounty each for 8 self-exiled activists". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Current Pritzker Fellows". politics.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 1 April 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "International Democracy Advocate Nathan Law To Speak at W&J 2022 Commencement". Washington & Jefferson College. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "W&J holds 223rd commencement ceremony". Observer-Reporter. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Hong Kong police offer bounty for information on activists who fled abroad". France 24. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "China accuses UK of harbouring Hong Kong fugitives". BBC News. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.