Nathan Law

Hong Kong politician

Nathan Law Kwun-chung (Chinese: 羅冠聰; born 13 July 1993) is a Hong Kong student leader, politician, activist and pro-democracy member. Alongside Joshua Wong, he led the 2014 Hong Kong protests.[1][2][3] He is the founding and former chairman of Demosistō.[4] He founded Demosistō with Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and more.[5] On 30 June 2020, after the Hong Kong national security law was passed, he told the public on Facebook that he quits Demosistō.[6]

Nathan Law Kwun-chung
羅冠聰
1st Chairman of Demosistō
In office
10 April 2016 – 16 May 2018
Preceded byOffice Created
Succeeded byIvan Lam
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
1 October 2016 – 12 October 2016a
Preceded byJasper Tsang
Succeeded byAu Nok-hin
ConstituencyHong Kong Island
58th Secretary General of Hong Kong Federation of Students
In office
1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016
Preceded byAlex Chow
Succeeded byChan Man-hei
Personal details
Born
Nathan Law Kwun-chung

(1993-07-13) 13 July 1993 (age 30)
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
CitizenshipHong Kong
NationalityChinese
Political partyDemosistō (2016-2020)
ResidenceTung Chung, New Territories
EducationLingnan University
Alma materHKFEW Wong Cho Bau Secondary School
OccupationPolitician
Known for2014 Hong Kong protests
Umbrella Movement
Activist in jail
Nathan Law
Traditional Chinese羅冠聰
Simplified Chinese罗冠聪

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  1. | Joshua Wong and Nathan Law released on bail from Hong Kong jail - CNN
  2. | Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow of the Umbrella Movement jailed for up to eight months SCM
  3. https://www.ft.com/content/d9b6bad6-b864-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589 | Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong and Nathan Law freed on bail
  4. Alvin Lum; Ng Kang-chung (2018-05-17). "Nathan Law quits as chairman of Demosisto, the Hong Kong localist party he founded with Joshua Wong, after 'political storms'". SCMP. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  5. "香港眾志成立 羅冠聰、舒琪、黎汶洛出選立會" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Stand News. 2016-04-10. Archived from the original on 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  6. "Leaders of Hong Kong pro-democracy group Demosisto step down as security law passes". Hong Kong Free Press. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-07-03.