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Szeto Wah (; 28 February 1931 – 2 January 2011)〔NYtimes.com. "("Szeto Wah, political activist in Hong Kong, dies at 79" ).'' New York Times'' Retrieved on 8 January 2010.〕 was a politician of the pan-democracy camp of Hong Kong. He was formerly the chairman of The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China and a member of the Legislative Council from 1985 to 1997 and 1998 to 2004. Although the Hong Kong government prior to as well as after the British handover shunned him for his opposition to their policies, Szeto was admired in Hong Kong politics for his strong principles, for eschewing personal gain, and for his rare political acumen. According to commentator Stephen Vines, the Chinese central government appointed Szeto to the Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee because they appreciated his political significance, even though they disliked his ideas.〔 Aside from his political career, Szeto was also well known for his Chinese calligraphy skills.〔"(Democracy's foot soldier' fought hard for Tiananmen victims )" ''The Standard'' Retrieved on 8 January 2010.〕 He was referred to as "Uncle Wah" (華叔) by Hong Kong people. ==Biography== Szeto Wah was born in Hong Kong in 1931 with ancestry from Kaiping, Guangdong.〔 Ten years later his poor family fled to their ancestral home from Hong Kong due to the Japanese bombing in the 1941 Battle of Hong Kong.〔South China Morning Post. "()." ''Szeto Wah: staunch democrat and patriot.'' Retrieved on 16 January 2010.〕 He enrolled in Queen's college and graduated from Grantham College of Education.〔 He entered the teaching profession in 1952,〔 and became headmaster of the GCEPSA Kwun Tong Primary School in 1961.〔Cheung, Gary (3 January 2011) "Szeto Wah: staunch democrat and patriot", ''South China Morning Post''〕 He became a baptized Christian in 1974.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Szeto Wah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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