Homeland of China's Stars 故鄉的中國的明星 WuYi 五邑 廣東 - Part 3

== Politicians of Wuyi Origin ==

It is said that over 100 famous people come from the SiYi (四邑) or WuYi (五邑) Region of Guangdong province, making the region famous for producing more stars than any other city/region in Mainland China. As a result, the local government in Jiangmen which administers the Sze Yap or Ng Yap cities of Taishan (台山), Kaiping (開平), Enping (恩平), Xinhui (新會), and Heshan (鹤山), decided to build a Stars Park called Jiangmen star park (江门星光园).

List:

董趙洪娉 ● Betty H P Tung [新會, 廣東] - Hong Kong's First Lady when her husband Tung Chee Wah sworn in as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR on July 1, 1997.

駱家輝 ● Gary Locke [台山, 廣東] - is the first Chinese American & Asian American to serve as governor of a state in United States history. He is currently President Obama's Secretary of Commerce.

伍冰枝 ● Adrienne Clarkson [台山, 廣東] - former Canadian Journalist and former Governor General of Canada; she is the first visible minority to be appointed governor general, as well as the second female (after Jeanne Sauvé), the first Chinese Canadian, and the first without a military or political background.

Evan Low [台山, 廣東] - is the mayor of Campbell, California. He is the youngest Chinese & Asian American mayors in the United States.

趙美心 ● Dr. Judy Chu [新會, 廣東] - a U.S. Congress member, representing California's 32nd congressional district; first Chinese American woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress.

余胤良 ● Leland Yee [台山, 廣東] - is a California State Senator in District 8 which includes the western half of San Francisco and most of San Mateo County. A former California State Assemblyman and in 2004 Yee became the first Asian American to be appointed Speaker pro Tempore, making him the second highest ranking Democrat of the California State Assembly.

陳倩雯 ● Margaret Chin[台山, 廣東] - is a New York City-based American politician. A Democrat, she was elected to the New York City Council on November 3, 2009, to represent District 1 in Lower Manhattan.

林佐民 ● Norman Kwong [台山, 廣東] - Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta & professional football player, president & manager of the Calgary Stampeders.

曾俊華 ● John Tsang [台山, 廣東] - Financial Secretary of Hong Kong.

譚伯源 ● Francis Tam [台山, 廣東] - is the Macao Secretary of Economy and Finance.

陳仲民 ● Sir Julius Chan [台山, 廣東] - Former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea

司徒華 ● Szeto Wah [開平, 廣東] - is currently the chairman of The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China and was a member of the Legislative Council.

張文光 ● Cheung Man Kwong [台山, 廣東] - is a member of Hong Kong Legislative Council, a member of Hong Kong Democratic Party, and the chairman of Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union.

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• 開平
• 恩平
• 新會
• 鹤山
• 江门星光园
• 廣東
• 中國
• Taishan
• Kaiping
• Enping
• Xinhui
• JiangmenStarPark
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[johnkruvoc]

don't use Mandarin Pinyin to spell 四邑 or 五邑，you can spell it like Sli Yip or Ng Yip。