Sam Yip Kam-Lung (

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: 葉錦龍, born 24 August 1987) is a pro-democracy politician in Hong Kong. He was the District Councillor for the

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constituency of

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

Central and Western District Council The Central and Western District Council is the district council for the Central and Western District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Central and Western District Council currently consists of 20 members, of which the distric ...

, one of the founders of Island West Dynamic Movement, host for internet podcast HKpeanut and event supervisor for ACGHK.

Early life and education

Yip was born in Hong Kong in 1987 and was raised in the district of

Sai Ying Pun Sai Ying Pun is an area in Sai Wan, on Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It is administratively part of the Central and Western District. Etymology In Cantonese, ''Sai'' ( zh, t=西, labels=no) means "west" and ''Ying Pun'' ( zh, t=營盤, l ...

. He studied at St. Louis School (Primary Section) and King's College. Since a young age, Yip has been passionate about transportation vehicles, especially buses, the MTR, and airplanes. This adoration towards airplanes led him to study aircraft maintenance in the

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Being a Japanese anime enthusiast, Yip has self-taught Japanese and taken JLPT exams. With the help of his boss at his part-time job, he joined a Japanese-funded company that specializes in organizing concerts. After taking a working holiday in Japan, he returned to Hong Kong as a project consultant and event supervisor for Creative Paradise of ACGHK.

Political Inspiration

When Yip was in secondary school, he had loved Chinese History and pay close attention to local issues. Inspired by the protest for preservation of

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in 2004, Yip started to enthusiastically participated in social movements.

Political career

Establishment of Island West Dynamic Movement

In November 2014, Yip, Ng Wing-Tak, and Ed Lau founded Island West Dynamic Movement, an organisation focused on social issues in

Sai Wan Sai Wan (Chinese: 西環), also known as Western district, or simply Western, is an area in Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong that corresponds to Sai Ying Pun, Shek Tong Tsui, Belcher Bay and Kennedy Town. It formed part of the City of Victo ...

(Western District].

2015 District Council Elections

In 2015, Yip stood for Results breakdown of the 2015 Hong Kong local elections#Central and Western, 2015 District Council elections in Shek Tong Tsui (constituency). He lost the seat with 41.31% (1,336) of the vote.

2019 District Council Elections

Running as a non-partisan candidate for the

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, he won the seat with 55.27% (3,087) of the vote. From February 2016, Sam Yip ran a 'shadow' district council to "host community photography classes, set up mobile book exchange counters, and teach senior citizens how to use mobile phones (whilst filtering “fake news” circulating on their

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groups). The venue was also opened up to NGOs."

Unlawful Arrest and Detainment by Hong Kong Police

In the protests against

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, 24 May 2019, Yip was under arrest while encountering excessive force by Hong Kong police. During arrest, Yip was kneeled on the neck and seriously injured.

Corporation with Japanese Politicians

In 26 February 2020, Yip visited Japan and met the members of

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, the National Diet of Japan, and political figures. During meetings, he rose concerns over the situation of Hong Kong people on

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and indicated the demands of those people. Besides, Yip also discussed the topic about infection control policy of Hong Kong Government, shortage of surgical masks in Hong Kong and the issue of Hong Kong democratization with Japanese parliament members. He is currently a researcher at the

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.https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14896053

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yip, Sam Living people Independent politicians in Hong Kong District councillors of Central and Western District 1987 births