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  Yeung Sum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dr the Honourable Yeung Sum (楊森) (born November 22, 1947 in Guangzhou, Guangdong with family root in Zhencheng, Guangdong) is the second Chairman (2002-2004) of the Democratic Party (DP), a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong.
Yeung Sum obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of Hong Kong.
Yeung represented a relatively moderate faction within the democratic camp, and discontent with him within the DP led to fragmentation of the party.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yeung_Sum   (366 words)

  
 Biography of Yeung Sum
Yeung Sum is the vice chairman of the Democratic Party, Hong Kong's largest and most popular political party.
Yeung Sum has taught at Hong Kong University since 1979 and has been a lecturer in the department of social work and social administration since 1985.
Yeung Sum was re-elected four years later when the former British colony held its last elections before the handover.
www.martinlee.org.hk /BiosYeungSun.html   (499 words)

  
 The Return of the Condor Heroes'95
As the son of Yeung Hong, he was not well-liked by Wong Yong and Hor Jeung Lok (Kwok Jing's teacher) since he resembles his father in terms of look.
However, Yeung Gor was treated badly by his teacher and fellow taoists, and Yeung Gor once got into trouble which brought him to the Tomb where Siu Lung Lui lived.
Being the son of Yeung Hong, who was a prince, and the grandson of Yeung Tit Sum, who was the descendent of a court official, it was natural that Yeung Gor should possess this air of nobelty and the aristocratic feel.
www.geocities.com /Tokyo/Palace/8919/louis.html   (731 words)

  
 Yeung Sum - TheBestLinks.com - Britain, Doctor, Hong Kong, Politics of Hong Kong, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
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Dr the Honourable Yeung Sum (楊森) (born November 22, 1947) is currently the Chairman of the Democratic Party (DP), a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong.
www.thebestlinks.com /Yeung_Sum.html   (562 words)

  
 Keary's Cyber World
Yeung Gor, according to a book about Gum Yung novels, is the most well-liked character of the 3 male leads in the trilogy of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre".
Kwok Seung had a special meaning to Yeung Gor because she went through with them one of the most difficult times for Yeung Gor and Siu Lung Lui when both of them were hopeless of surviving.
She liked Yeung Gor so much that she was willing to risk her life just to tell Yeung Gor not to commit suicide as she jumped off the cliff with Yeung Gor.
www.angelfire.com /ut/kearyz   (3255 words)

  
 The Manila Times Internet Edition | WORLD > Kerry’s dilemma: attack HK’s Democratic Party vows a comeback in ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
But party Chair Yeung Sum is vowing to fight back in the next election in 2008, with the help of new blood.
Yeung said new recruits would get training in areas such as policy formulation and media relations.
Yeung said his party would try to build links with the professional groups.
www.manilatimes.net /national/2004/sept/27/yehey/world/20040927wor4.html   (1036 words)

  
 Tai Chi First yang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
I was with Yeung from 1911 until his death in 1930.
Yeung Cheng-po was the first one to teach everyone and he became very famous all over China.
The one version by the Yeung Cheng-po family is softer and less brutal while the older version is quite brutal.
www.taijiworld.com /Articles/FirstYang.htm   (1080 words)

  
 Yang (surname) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yang is the transliteration of Chinese family name 楊/杨, also spelt as Yeung, which means poplar literally.
Yeung Kai Yin, former officials of the Hong Kong Government, and former chairman and CEO of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Yeung Sum, member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yang_(surname)   (253 words)

  
 Falun Info Net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The party's own views submitted during the public consultation period had been categorised as being both against the controversial laws and "not identified" as either for or against, when it was clearly opposed to them, he said.
Yeung said even using the government's own categorisation process, those opposed to introducing the laws still outnumbered supporters of the anti-subversion legislation.
Yeung said security secretary Regina Ip had summarised the consulation by claiming about 70 percent of respondents supported the legislation by dismissing signatures opposing the laws as "untrustworthy".
www.faluninfo.net /DisplayAnArticlePrint.asp?ID=6997   (411 words)

  
 AsiaMedia :: HONG KONG: Yeung Sum fires parting shot at critics
A bitter Yeung Sum hit out at "cheap" Beijing smear tactics and a hostile media yesterday while vowing to continue fighting for his political causes after he steps down as chairman of the Democratic Party.
Speaking for the first time since announcing on Saturday that he would not be seeking a second term, Dr Yeung said that he had decided to quit despite "not having done badly" during his two-year tenure.
Dr Yeung made his announcement after mounting pressure for him to assume responsibility for the party's setback in the September Legislative Council election.
www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=17064   (497 words)

  
 The New York Times > International > Asia Pacific > Leader of Hong Kong's Democratic Party to Step Down
Yeung Sum, the party chairman, sent a mobile phone text message to all party members this morning informing them that he would not seek a second, two-year term in party elections to be held on Dec. 12.
Yeung had been closely associated with the Democratic Party's decision in recent months to adopt a less confrontational approach toward Beijing, in the hope of portraying itself to voters as less obstructionist and more capable of someday running the government.
Yeung had run the party as a triumvirate with the party's two vice chairmen, Lee Wing-tat and Albert Ho, who are now the two politicians most likely to succeed him.
www.nytimes.com /2004/11/21/international/asia/21cnd-hong.html?ex=1258779600&en=9907263d57a8a91e&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&pagewanted=all   (990 words)

  
 100,000 people to protest ... - Jun. 28, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The Democratic Party chairman Yeung Sum and 10 other members started a 100-hour hunger strike that will end an hour before the mass protest on July 1.
Accusing the government of ignoring public opinion and of rushing to enact the controversial law, Yeung said the fast was also meant to call on people to participate in the massive protest march next week.
The demonstration is timed to coincide with celebrations marking the former British colony's reversion to Chinese sovereignty in 1997.
www.inq7.net /wnw/2003/jun/28/text/wnw_4-1-p.htm   (364 words)

  
 Martin Lee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lee chaired the United Democrats of Hong Kong (UDHK) since its establishment in 1991, and retained his chairmanship when the group was transformed into the Democratic Party in 1994.
He was succeeded in the position by Yeung Sum in 2001.
In the run up to the reunification of Hong Kong with Mainland China in 1997, Lee was an outspoken critic of China's policy towards Hong Kong and a supporter of the political reform of the former Governor Chris Patten.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Martin_Lee_Chu-ming   (511 words)

  
 TVB: Legend of the Condor Heroes 1982
Yeung Hong, on the other side of the coin, is cunning and ruthless in his goal to help the Kam dynasty and become powerful himself.
The inner struggles of Yeung Hong where he realizes his true birth and is torn between the "honorable" thing to do and the vast wealth and power of his present status was brought out extremely well by Miu.
Yeung Pan Pan knows some martial arts herself and was famous back then in TVB for her daring stunts during TVB's anniversary and special event shows.
www.spcnet.tv /tvb_legend82.shtml   (1984 words)

  
 Hong Kong democrats leader resigns. 21/11/2004. ABC News Online
Yeung Sum, leader of the Democratic Party, told Cable TV News he had decided to step down following the party's poor performance in the September polls, in which it lost two legislative seats.
The Democratic Party is at the forefront of a long-running campaign to allow citizens of the southern Chinese enclave to elect their political leaders by 2007, when Beijing-anointed chief executive Tung Chee-hwa must stand down.
It is believed Mr Yeung resigned to head off a damaging leadership challenge.
www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200411/s1248237.htm   (340 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / World / Asia / China holds 1st Hong Kong military parade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The army invited pro-democracy lawmakers to the event, held at a barracks on the outskirts of town.
Yeung Sum, Hong Kong's top opposition party leader, watched the parade with eight other Democratic Party lawmakers.
Yeung, the pro-democracy leader, said he didn't see the invite to the march as a breakthough in Beijing's relations with Hong Kong's opposition.
www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2004/08/01/china_holds_1st_hong_kong_military_parade?mode=PF   (660 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: Beijing Tightens Control of Hong Kong
The decision, announced in Beijing, appeared to set the stage for a prolonged confrontation between the Chinese government and Hong Kong democracy advocates, who insist that this prosperous enclave should have the right to choose its chief executive and legislators in direct elections.
"This is not the end of the story," said Yeung Sum, chairman of the main pro-election political group, the Democracy Party.
Previously, she said, the law was understood to require that any reform be approved by two-thirds of the legislature, the chief executive and the Standing Committee, but not that the committee in Beijing had to give its prior approval.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A54094-2004Apr6?language=printer   (1098 words)

  
 The History of Yang Sing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Tim Kwan Yeung was one of the best dim sum chefs in Hong Kong - he came to England in 1968 to find a better future for his young family.
They had scarcely enough to pay the start-up costs, and Mr Yeung and his brother built a Chinese oven from bricks because they couldn't afford a new one.
Mr Yeung was already renowned among the Chinese community as the best dim sum chef in Britain.
homepage.ntlworld.com /yangsing/history.htm   (817 words)

  
 Iran Daily   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
"Yeung Sum has said he won't run for office again, and the party's election will be held on December 12th, which anyone can contest," said strategist Law Chi-Kwong.
Yeung had previously refused to stand down, saying that it was not necessary for him to do so.
Yeung was quoted in local media on Sunday as saying he would take the blame for the party's poor showing in the September ections, when it failed to capitalize on Hong Kong voters' demands for democratic reform.
www.iran-daily.com /1383/2145/html/politic.htm   (2181 words)

  
 RFA: Hong Kong Barred from Full Democracy in 2007-2008
Pro-democracy legislators shouted angry slogans during the meeting with Qiao, at which he attempted to explain Beijing's view that Hong Kong was not ready for universal suffrage yet.
Activists are planning a major rally for July 1, the anniversary of a massive march by 500,000 people that forced Tung to backtrack on an anti-subversion bill that was viewed as a threat to the basic rights and freedoms enshrined in the territory's mini-constitution, the Basic Law.
Yeung called on Hong Kong people to show their dissatisfaction with the decision at the ballot box.
www.rfa.org /english/news/politics/2004/04/27/134450   (623 words)

  
 ss1
Sum and Mei show happiness to other people but cry when their backs are turned.
When their financial situation takes a dive, steadfast and honest Sum and greedy, fortune-seeking Mei each set about their own ways of finding money for their emergency and this devious couple appear to be able to create miracles from nothing and turn around each of their problems!
At this time, Sum and Mei fall out over their different opinions towards money and as a result their marriage breaks down and they separate.
www.homestead.com /emspace/ss1.html   (3024 words)

  
 Fluff from the 2002 Commercial Radio Music Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah (left), Eason Chan Yik-Shun (centre) and Candy Lo Hau-Yum (right) were the big winners.
Yeung was named Best Female Artist while Lo's HO SUM FUN SAU (trans.
The ever-emotional Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah got the tears flowing when she accepted the Most Popular Female Artist Award at the beginning of the show.
www.hkentreview.com /2003/january/hkcomm2002/hkcaward2002.html   (1175 words)

  
 After Hong Kong Election, China Faces New Calculus (washingtonpost.com)
Martin Lee, a founder of Hong Kong's Democratic Party, second from left, talks to reporters with fellow candidates Yeung Sum, third from left, and Albert Ho, fourth from left.
As a result, the opposition faces a tough decision about whether to stick to demands for universal suffrage to choose Tung's successor in 2007 and the entire legislature in 2008, or to try to engage the government in discussions about more limited reforms.
Yeung Sum, chairman of the Democratic Party, noted that a large majority of voters cast ballots for pro-democracy candidates, demonstrating that public support for universal suffrage remained high.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A18904-2004Sep13_2.html   (516 words)

  
 Yeung Sum - Hong Kong Travel - Travel to China
Yeung Sum - Hong Kong Travel - Travel to China
DoctorDr the Honourable Yeung Sum (楊森) (born November 22, 1947) is the second Chairman (2002-2004) of the Democratic Party (Hong Kong)Democratic Party (DP), a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong.
As a result, legislator Chan Wai-yip quit the party when Yeung took the Chairmanship in 2001, and a number of "Young Turks" left the DP to join The Frontier (Hong Kong)The Frontier in 2002.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Yeung_Sum   (412 words)

  
 Aljazeera.Net - Hong Kong votes for more democracy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
However few analysts predicted the rout inflicted on the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), which supported a controversial security bill demanded by Beijing which triggered the protests.
Democratic Party Chairman Yeung Sum said the results sent "a clear message to Tung Chee-hwa and the Chinese government that the public wants full democracy."
Yeung said the turnout at the elections for the councils, which act as advisory bodies and have limited powers, indicated turnout for September elections for the more powerful Legislative Council would be higher.
english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/4A641DD4-DC16-491E-A73D-C91A26968B8C.htm   (432 words)

  
 EastSouthWestNorth: The Headline News In Hong Kong - Part 3
According to Democratic Party Yeung Sum, they were psychologically prepared to be continued to be attacked over the next three weeks.
The 27-member central committee, which includes party chairman Yeung Sum and solicitor Albert Ho, was not informed of the declaration of transfer of shares from To and Ng Wing-fai seven years ago to the Democratic Party.
Party chairman Yeung Sum said on Wednesday that more bad news could be in the offing in the run-up to the polls.
www.zonaeuropa.com /20040823_1.htm   (3234 words)

  
 The Manila Times Internet Edition | WORLD > HK officials criticized for kowtowing to Chinese govt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Democratic Party chair Yeung Sum said the move was a huge blow and a major “snub to the wishes of the public.”
Democratic Party chair Yeung Sum said the move was a huge blow and a major “snub to the wishes of the public.”  "
We can’t believe Tung said the issue of whether we can or cannot have universal suffrage in Hong Kong needs to be first cleared by Beijing,” said Yeung.
www.manilatimes.net /national/2004/jan/09/yehey/world/20040109wor3.html   (882 words)

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