Chin Wan

Horace Chin Wan-kan (born 8 November 1961), better known by his pen name Chin Wan, is a Hong Kong scholar advocating localism, best known for his publications On the Hong Kong City-State series. He is the founder and leader of the Hong Kong Resurgence Order and is the ideological leader of the "Hong Kong Autonomy Movement," dubbed as the "godfather of localism" in Hong Kong. Until mid-2016, Chin was an assistant professor at the Department of Chinese of Lingnan University.

Chin Wan
陳云根
Chin Wan in 2012
Born (1961-11-08) 8 November 1961
Hong Kong
NationalityHan
Alma materChinese University of Hong Kong
University of Göttingen
Occupation(s)Scholar and writer
Notable workOn the Hong Kong City-State series
MovementHong Kong Resurgence Order
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳云根
Chin Wan
Traditional Chinese陳雲
WebsiteChin Wan on Facebook
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