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| 岑敖暉 | |
.jpg) Lester Shum in 2017 | |
| 57th Deputy Secretary General of Hong Kong Federation of Students | |
| In office 1 April 2014 – 31 March 2015 | |
| Secretary General | Chow Yong Kang Alex (Hong Kong University) |
| Preceded by | Willis Ho (Lingnan University) Johnson Yeung Ching Yin (Chinese University of Hong Kong) |
| Succeeded by | Wong 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 |
| Education | Chinese 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 served as deputy secretary-general of the Hong Kong Federation of Students from April 2014 to March 2015 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
- "佔領結束3年 岑敖暉終認美籍".
- 【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)：
- Stuart Lau, 10,000 Occupy Central protesters would bring government to crisis point: student leader”, South China Morning Post, 3 July 2014
- Grace Tsoi Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, The Star, 2 October 2014
