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1. Rebels try to unseat party leadership

   Posted Oct 29th 2010, 12:00am by Ambrose Leung

   ... A power struggle within the League of Social Democrats is heating up with rebels trying to unseat the leadership, which has been in office for 10 months. The clash involves the leadership team of chairman Andrew To Kwan-hang and a group led by Edward Yum Liang-hsien. Yum, who quit the party's executive committee last week in protest at what he called the leadership's ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/728808/rebels-try-unseat-party-leadership
2. Date set for showdown over Social Democrats' leadership

   Posted Oct 25th 2010, 12:00am by Tanna Chong

   ... Internal strife in the League of Social Democrats could come to a temporary end in two weeks, possibly with the overthrow of the party's leadership. The conflict between two league factions - one led by rising star Edward Yum Liang-hsien and the other by chairman Andrew To Kwan-hang - started over whether the league should still take part in the carve-up of electoral ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/728465/date-set-showdown-over-social-democrats-leadership
3. Minister confident over bag levy

   Posted May 26th 2008, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Scarlett Chiang The proposed 50 cent levy on plastic shopping bags will be approved by the Legislative Council in July, the environment minister predicted yesterday. Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau Tang-wah said he expected the Product Eco-Responsibility Bill, which includes the plastic bag levy, would be approved before the end of the legislative year. 'The ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/639025/minister-confident-over-bag-levy
4. This affects us: low-income earners and the elderly

   Posted Feb 28th 2008, 12:00am by Colleen Lee

   ... Colleen Lee THE HK$6,000-A-MONTH MAN Kwok Kit-man, 27, is a clerk who lives in Tin Shui Wai and works in Prince Edward, earning HK$6,000 a month. He is disappointed the government has no plans to increase asset limits for workers applying for transport subsidies. Under the Transport Support Scheme, those earning HK$5,600 or less who live in Yuen Long, Tuen Mun and North District ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/627907/affects-us-low-income-earners-and-elderly
5. Ex-People Power activist may take on its founder

   Posted Jul 28th 2012, 12:00am

   ... A former People Power activist is threatening to split the group's support by running against ex-ally and radical stalwart Wong Yuk-man in September's election. Edward Yum Liang-hsien is best known as the 'Victoria Park Brother' for his fiery and outspoken contributions on the RTHK Sunday programme City Forum. But he appeared for his interview with the South ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/1007924/ex-people-power-activist-may-take-its-founder
6. Minister floats law to regulate power firms

   Posted Oct 23rd 2007, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Cheung Chi-fai The government has threatened to regulate power firms by passing a law if negotiations on the terms of new agreements are not completed this year. Environment minister Edward Yau Tang-wah told lawmakers yesterday a contingency plan was needed because time was running out. He said the intention was still to regulate CLP Power and Hongkong Electric through ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/612653/minister-floats-law-regulate-power-firms
7. Party dissidents fail in their attempt to unseat league chairman

   Posted Nov 08th 2010, 12:00am by Tanna Chong

   ... night's meeting. Also, some members voted in one motion, but not the other. Edward Yum Liang-hsien, who led the dissidents, conceded defeat, but vowed to remain a 'normal member who monitors ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/729821/party-dissidents-fail-their-attempt-unseat-league-chairman
8. Publicity role allowed junior director the chance to shine

   Posted Jun 19th 2007, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Edward Yau Tang-wah Age 47 Joined civil service August 1981 Previous postings deputy director-general of the Trade and Industry Department (January 1999-May 2001), director-general of the Hong ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/597405/publicity-role-allowed-junior-director-chance-shine
9. Third reshuffle on way as Tsang eyes second term

   Posted Apr 06th 2006, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... as deputy secretary for education and manpower from Edward Yau Tang-wah. The government has already announced that Mr Yau will be the new director of information services. Principal assistant ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/543677/third-reshuffle-way-tsang-eyes-second-term
10. News - Hong Kong - POLITICS

    District councillor may have to surrender seat

    Posted Jan 18th 2013, 12:00am by Thomas Chan

    ... Thomas Chan thomas.chan@scmp.com District councillor may lose seat A district councillor who won his Yau Tsim Mong seat by just two votes could face disqualification after a court ruling yesterday Edward Leung Wai-kuen had asked the Court of First Instance to exempt him from the threat of disqualification or other punishment after his election rival said he had broken campaign ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1130412/district-councillor-may-have-surrender-seat

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