Jasper Law Ting-tak (Chinese: 羅庭德) is a Hong Kong politician who is a former chairman of the North District Council. Law ran as an independent in the 2019 District Council elections and won his seat on a comfortable majority.[1]

Law is considered a localist, which is to say that he stands for resistance to encroachment by the Chinese Communist Party into the affairs of Hong Kong. He is stridently anti-government, aspiring to "win Government House, and become part of the governing alliance of the administration" under a new constitution. Turning only 25 in 2019, Law is the first of such politician to chair a District Council in Hong Kong.[2][3]

Advocacies

Law's interest naturally lies in happenings in the North District. He advocates for a holistic planning and development strategies to minimise red tape and maximise effectiveness.[4] He also stands up for the conservation of an indigenous Indian temple in Kwan Tei, Fanling.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "District Council Election 2019". HKSAR Government. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Cheng, Kris (7 January 2020). "'I will fight tyranny': Newly-elected Hong Kong localist, 25, becomes chair of North District Council". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Law Ting-tak elected chairman of North District Council". The Stand News. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "How New Territories North can be fully developed to create jobs". South China Morning Post. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  5. ↑ 張嘉敏 (2021-05-30). "皇后山歷史建築印度廟失修 學者指全球獨一無二 區議員促保育". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
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