Ip Kin-yuen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ip.

Ip Kin-yuen (Chinese: 葉建源, born 1961) is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Education constituency and a chief executive for Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union.^[2]

Ip Kin-yuen
葉建源
Ip Kin-yuen
Member of the Legislative Council
In office 1 October 2012 – 1 December 2020
Preceded by	Cheung Man-kwong
Succeeded by	Chu Kwok-keung (2022)
Constituency	Education
Personal details
Born	1961 (age 63–64)[1] Hong Kong
Political party	Meeting Point (1980s–94) Democratic Party (1994–2006)
Other political affiliations	Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union
Alma mater	Sing Yin Secondary School University of Hong Kong (BA, PCEd, MEd)
Occupation	Legislative Councillor

Ip Kin-yuen
Traditional Chinese	葉建源
Simplified Chinese	叶建源
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yè Jiànyuán Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Yihp Gin-yùhn Jyutping Jip6 Gin3-jyun4

Background

Ip graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Language and Chinese History, Postgraduate Certificate in Education, and Master of Education.^[2] During his study at the University of Hong Kong, he was the vice president of the Student Union in 1983 and drafted letters to UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and PRC Premier Zhao Ziyang stating the Student Union's stance for returning Hong Kong sovereignty back to China. He joined the political group Meeting Point which composed of professionals who, during the Sino-British negotiations, advocated democracy in Hong Kong under Chinese sovereign.^[3]

He was also a founding member of the Democratic Party, and its education spokesman, until 2006 when he left the party.

In 2006, he began serving on the Election Committee for the Education constituency.

In 2009, Ip was appointed to Hong Kong Institute of Education but was fired by Fanny Law in the crisis of HKIEd-CUHK merger in 2007^{[clarification needed]}.^[4]

Ip was elected in Legislative Council of Hong Kong in September 2012 and retained his seat, with 71 percent of the votes cast, in 2016.^[5]