Edward Leung Hei

Edward Leung Hei (Chinese: 梁熙; born 8 March 1985) is a Hong Kong politician. He is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Hong Kong Island East constituency, representing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB).

The Honourable Edward Leung Hei
梁熙
Leung Hei in 2023
Member of the Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2022
Preceded by	New constituency
Constituency	Hong Kong Island East
Personal details
Born	(1985-03-08) 8 March 1985 (age 40) Hong Kong
Political party	Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB)
Alma mater	University of Southern California Tsinghua University

For localism activist, see Edward Leung.

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Leung. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Edward Leung and the Chinese-style name is Leung Hei.

Biography

Leung was born into a wealthy family. His father, Charles Leung Ying-wai, is a property developer and the chairman of Hong Kong China Development Holdings Ltd.^[1] Leung graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and then obtained a Master of Public Administration from Tsinghua University.^[2]

Leung was selected by the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) to run in Hong Kong Island East in the 2021 Legislative Council election, in which he received 26,799 votes and gained the second seat in the constituency.^[3]