| Name: | Szeto Wah |
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| Date of Birth: | February 28th 1931 |
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| Place of Birth: | Hong Kong |
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| Political affiliation: | Democratic Party of Hong Kong |
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| Principal occupation: | Legislative Councillor, Urban Councillor |
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| Prior Occupation: | Grade school principal |
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| 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]
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| 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
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| Interests: | Chinese literature and calligraphy |
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