Lester Shum is the former Deputy Secretary General of the Hong Kong Federation of Students. He was a primary delegate in the only student delegation to Hong Kong authorities at the height of the Umbrella Movement, and has since been disqualified from running for the Legislative Council and imprisoned.
China
Can Communist Regimes Reform? The Case of Hong Kong with Yang Jianli, Lester Shum, Alex Chow
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters and student leaders Alex Chow and Lester Shum discuss human rights in China with Dr. Yang Jianli and address the 7th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see below for full prepared remarks. Full Remarks Yang Jianli: Let me begin by repeating what I have said