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Lester Shum
岑敖暉
Lester Shum in 2017
57th Deputy Secretary General ofHong Kong Federation of Students
In office
1 April 2014 – 31 March 2015
Secretary GeneralChow Yong Kang AlexHong Kong University
Preceded byWillis Ho(Lingnan University
Johnson Yeung Ching Yin(Chinese University of Hong Kong
Succeeded byWong Ka Fai(Chinese University of Hong Kong
Wong Hong Leung(Hong Kong Baptist University
Personal details
Citizenship United States(de facto citizen)
 Hong Kong(permanent residency)
Nationality United States
EducationChinese University of Hong Kong 2nd Hons in BSocSc of Government and Public Administration

Lester Shum (Chinese: 岑敖暉; Pinyin: Cén'áohuī), an American citizen with Permanent Residency in Hong Kong, is a university student in Hong Kong better known as a social activist. He is the incumbent deputy secretary-general of the Hong Kong Federation of Students since April 2014 and a leader of the 2014 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, other core members include Alex Chow, Yvonne Leung, Eason Chung and Nathan Law.

Shum completed his secondary education at Sheng Kung Hui Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School before entering The Chinese University of Hong Kong, majoring initially in Information Engineering but later switched to Government and Public Administration. He assumed the position of Vice-President (External) of the Student Union of the CUHK in Session 2013-2014, and became the deputy secretary-general of the Hong Kong Federation of Students afterwards.

He was detained by the police in October 2014 due to the arrest during a sit-in in July. His political awakening came from an internet forum called Hong Kong Golden Forum.

References

  1. "佔領結束3年 岑敖暉終認美籍".
  2. 【壹週刊】文青遇上高登仔 周永康、岑敖暉 (When Hipster meets "Golden son" - Lester Shum and Alex Chow). Apple Daily, 2014, 9(21):
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