Tanya Chan Suk-chong
Tanya Chan Suk-chong is a 35-year old barrister, theater actress and a Civic Party founding member who is running in the District Council election later this month. She tells Winnie Yeung how she finds the passion – and the time – to do it all at once.
People are intrigued about me because of the strange combination – a lawyer, an actress and a politician.
I grew up in a single-parent family – my mother worked two jobs to support me.
I’ve enjoyed performing since I was very young. When I was 5, I sang in order to get more ice cream from my kindergarten teacher.
You don’t need to wear a different face to be an actress – the stage is the best platform to put myself out there.
People say I did imitations of political figures well in [Zuni Icosahedron’s political satire] “East Wing West Wing.” But my mother said, “You’re just playing yourself.”
I studied law because my mother told me to. You know how things went in those days — if you talked a lot, you should become a lawyer.