David Chan Yuk-cheung
| David Chan Yuk-cheung | |
|---|---|
| Born |
14 October 1950 Chaoyang, Guangdong |
| Died | 26 September 1996 (aged 45) Senkaku Islands |
| Nationality | Chinese |
David Chan Yuk-cheung (Chinese: 陳毓祥; 14 October 1950 – 26 September 1996) was born in Chaoyang, Guangdong, China. He was a prominent leader of the Baodiao movement in Hong Kong. The movement advocates Chinese sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands in the Senkaku Islands dispute between China and Japan.
Being a high school graduate from King's College, Hong Kong, David Chan Yuk-cheung obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Hong Kong and a master's degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
He began participating in the Baodiao movement in 1970. He joined the protest staged by university students at the Victoria Park in 1971 when he was a secondary school student. When he studied in the University of Hong Kong, he served as chairman for the Movement for Defending Diaoyu Islands, an active subgroup of the Hong Kong Federation of Students. After graduation, he worked for the Hong Kong government's radio and TV station RTHK and the Cantonese broadcasting section of the BBC. He was amongst the first generation of hosts for Phone-in programs, and acquired notable fame as a TV presenter in Hong Kong. He was selected as one of Hong Kong's Ten Outstanding Young Persons by Junior Chamber International Hong Kong (JCIHK) in 1985.
Chan was an independent candidate in the 1991 Hong Kong Legislative Council election for the Hong Kong Island West Constituency. He gained 29,413 votes. In 1995, he ran again in the Legislative Council election and gained 10,514 votes in the Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and Business Services constituency. He lost both elections.
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