Edward Yiu

Yiu Chung-yim
姚松炎
Yiu in 2017
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
1 October 2016 – 14 July 2017[a]
Preceded byTony Tse
Succeeded byTony Tse
ConstituencyArchitectural, Surveying, Planning and Landscape
Personal details
Born (1964-07-19) 19 July 1964 (age 60)
Hong Kong
EducationKowloon Technical School
Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong (BS, MPhil, PhD)
OccupationAssociate professor
ProfessionProfessional surveyor, Chartered Surveyor
Edward Yiu Chung-yim
Chinese姚松炎
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYáo Sōngyán
Yue: Cantonese
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Edward Yiu Chung-yim (Chinese: 姚松炎; born 19 July 1964) is a Hong Kong academic, scholar and former politician who is currently an associate professor of property at the University of Auckland Business School.[1] He is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong elected in the 2016 Legislative Council election representing the functional constituency of Architectural, Surveying, Planning and Landscape. On 14 July 2017, Yiu was disqualified by the court over his manner on oath of office at the inaugural meeting of the Legislative Council on 12 October 2016 as a result of the oath-taking controversy.[2]


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