Carson Wen
Carson Wen, BBS, JP (Chinese: 溫嘉旋) is a Hong Kong businessman, lawyer and politician. He is an independent director of Phoenix New Media Ltd.[1] He was appointed as a Justice of the Peace (JP) by the Government of Hong Kong in 2002.[2] He is the Executive Council member of the Sustainable Business Network of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).[3]
Carson Wen | |
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溫嘉旋 | |
| Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong | |
| In office 15 April 2009 – 19 April 2011 | |
| Chairman | Tam Yiu-chung |
| Preceded by | Ip Kwok-him |
| Succeeded by | Starry Lee Horace Cheung |
| Hong Kong Deputy to the National People's Congress | |
| In office 8 December 1997 – 19 December 2012 | |
| Chairman | Qiao Shi Li Peng Wu Bangguo |
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| Political party | Hong Kong Progressive Alliance (1994–2005) Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (2005–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Fung Yuet-shan |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Solicitor businessman Politician |
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| Traditional Chinese | 溫嘉旋 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 温嘉旋 | ||||||||||
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References
- "Officer Profile - Wen, Carson". in.reuters.com.
- "Civil And Miscellaneous Lists : Justices of the Peace (Persons appointed under Section 3(1)(b) of the Justices of the Peace Ordinance (Cap. 510))". www.info.gov.hk.
- "ESBN Executive Council". www.unescap.org.
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| Preceded by Ip Kwok-him |
Vice-Chairman of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong 2009–2011 Served alongside: Lau Kong-wah, Ann Chiang |
Succeeded by Starry Lee Horace Cheung |
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