Leung Kwok-hung

Leung Kwok-hung (Chinese: 梁國雄; Cantonese in IPA: l?ːŋ kwɔːk hʊŋ; Pinyin: Liáng Guóxióng), also known as Long Hair (長毛) (born March 27, 1956) is a Hong Kong political activist, he is currently a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) representing New Territories East.

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Chinese - Cantonese - IPA - Pinyin - March 27 - 1956 - Hong Kong - Political activist - Legislative Council of Hong Kong - New Territories

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He is best known for his long, shoulder length hair and nearly always wearing a T-shirt with the image of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara. Leung said he will not cut his hair until the government of People's Republic of China apologizes about the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.

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Marxist - Che Guevara - People's Republic of China - Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

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Leung is a self-proclaimed Trotskyist and a member of April Fifth Action, a radical socialist group. Leung contested but lost in both the 2000 LegCo elections and 2003 District Council elections. He considered the latter battle in 2003 a victory from the number of votes he got in a district which traditionally supports pro-Beijing candidates.

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Trotskyist - April Fifth Action - Socialist - 2000 - 2003 - District Council

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Leung ran again in the LegCo Election 2004 and succeeded in winning a seat in LegCo with 60,925 votes, an over 200% increase in votes compared to the 18,235 votes he received in the 2000 LegCo election.

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Leung's key campaigns include universal suffrage and working- and under-classes welfare. His political agenda include introduction of a livable minimum wage and a comprehensive social security system, restoration of workers' right to collective bargaining, and setting a tax on business speculation.

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Universal suffrage - Minimum wage - Social security system - Collective bargaining - Business speculation

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He has been briefly in jail several times for offenses such as shouting from the LegCo's public viewing gallery and burning the Chinese national flag.

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Although he expressed his fondness of Che Guevara and the ideals of revolutionary Marxism, Leung has yet to indicate a 'proletariat' revolution agenda on his election platforms, and many of his ideas and proposals would be readily accepted by most mainstream left (social) liberal and social democratic parties.

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Che Guevara - Marxism - Proletariat - Revolution - Election - Platforms

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