Name: Szeto Wah
Date of Birth: February 28th 1931
Place of Birth: Hong Kong
Political affiliation: Democratic Party of Hong Kong
Principal occupation: Legislative Councillor, Urban Councillor
Prior Occupation: Grade school principal
Public Service:
  • Chairman, Chinese Textbook Committee
  • Member, Language Fund Advisory Committee
  • Vice President, Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union
  • Member, Court of University of Hong Kong
  • Member, Executive Committee, Democratic Party
  • Chairman, Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Partriotic Democratic Movements in China
  • Deputy Chairman, Panel on Constitutional Affairs, Legislative Council [1995/96 session]
Political Activism:
  • Founded Professional Teachers' Union in 1974
  • Colonial Government once suspected him of being Communist symathizer
  • Chairman of Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China,which actively supported 1989 student led democracy demonstrations in Beijing's Tianamen Square
  • Leg biggest pro democracy rallies in Hong Kong during past eight years
  • openly supports ending one party rule in China
  • Communist authorities in Beijing labelled him subversive
Interests: Chinese literature and calligraphy