Joe Tay
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Joe Tay | |
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鄭敬基 | |
 Joe Tay in 2014 | |
| Born | 1962 or 1963 (age 62–63)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto[2] |
| Occupations | |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Movement | Hong Kong democracy movement |
| Partner(s) |
Winsome
(m. 1990; div. 1998)Angie (麥曉安)
(m. 2016) |
| Children | 2 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Cantopop |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Piano |
| Years active | 1986 - |
| Website | Joe Tay | Don Valley North | Conservative Candidate |
Joe Tay is a Hong Kong-Canadian actor, singer and politician.
Early life
[edit]Tay was born into a Christian Hong Kong family. His name "King Kei" and his twin sister's name "Oi Kei" mean "to revere and love Christ".[5] He went to Canada for undergraduate studies and enrolled in the University of Toronto in 1981. He returned to Hong Kong after graduating in 1985.[6][7]
Career
[edit]In 1986, Tay co-founded the musical duo Wind and Cloud (風雲樂隊) with university colleague Ringo Chan. The duo gained recognition with their song "Anita."[8] After the duo disbanded, Tay continued his music career and became known for his 1987 megahit duet with Bobo Wong (黃寶欣), "Knocking a Wine Glass on a Piano" (酒杯敲鋼琴), a Cantonese cover of Monte Kristo's "Lady Valentine".[9] Beyond music, Tay expanded into acting, securing roles in television series produced by TVB and RTHK, as well as in films, with notable television appearances such as Burning Flame.[10]
In September 2019, TVB stopped renewing his contract, which was believed[by whom?] to be related to his participation in the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests.[11] In July 2020, he revealed that he and his family had returned to Canada and would continue to push for democracy in Hong Kong from overseas.[12]
In 2021, he started the YouTube channel "HongKonger Station" in Canada. On 22 January 2024, he announced on his channel that he would seek the Conservative Party of Canada nomination in the riding of Markham—Unionville in the 2025 Canadian federal election against former MP Bob Saroya and future MP Michael Ma.[13]
On December 24, 2024, the Hong Kong Police Force's National Security Department issued a warrant for Tay's arrest and offered a bounty of HK$1,000,000. The HKPD alleged that Tay violated the Hong Kong National Security Law, including charges of "inciting secession" and "colluding with foreign forces". The warrant and bounty are widely criticized as a form of "transnational repression" to "silence dissent",[14][15] as well as an attempt to interfere with Canada's upcoming election.[13] On the same day, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Melanie Joly, issued a statement saying that "Hong Kong authorities are targeting" Tay (and other people) for exercising freedom of speech and that Canada "deplores" the warrants and calls to "end prosecution of individuals under this law".[16] In May 2025, Hong Kong local media reported that Tay's cousin and the cousin's wife had been brought in by police on May 8 to assist in the investigation against Tay.[1]
On 24 March 2025, the Tay was named the Conservative Party candidate for Don Valley North.[17] During the 2025 Canadian federal election, Tay rejected an apology from Liberal Party candidate Paul Chiang who remarked in January that someone should claim the bounty placed on Tay. Chiang later resigned after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police opened an investigation into Chiang's comment.[18] In April, Canada's Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) Task Force identified an online repression campaign against Tay involving amplification of content against him and suppression of keywords related to him on China-based social networks.[19] On 28 April 2025, Tay lost the election to Liberal candidate Maggie Chi.[20]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2025 Canadian federal election: Don Valley North | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Maggie Chi | 25,822 | 53.22 | +0.45 | ||||
| Conservative | Joe Tay | 20,546 | 42.34 | +9.80 | ||||
| New Democratic | Naila Saeed | 1,191 | 2.45 | –7.47 | ||||
| Green | Andrew Armstrong | 448 | 0.92 | –0.89 | ||||
| No affiliation | Xiaohua Gong | 260 | 0.54 | N/A | ||||
| People's | Ivan Milivojevic | 260 | 0.54 | –2.41 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 48,531 | 62.63 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 77,486 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | –4.68 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[21][22] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Leung, Hillary (2025-05-08). "Hong Kong police take in relatives of wanted activist Joe Tay for questioning". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ "Joe Tay". LinkedIn. self-published. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
Education: University of Toronto: Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Marketing
- ^ "認搞小三離婚 鄭敬基重新做人" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
- ^ "53歲再婚 子女陪行禮 鄭敬基走音娶老婆". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 2016-05-08. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17.
- ^ "《星火飛騰》我是賤男﹣鄭敬基". 博視恩. 2013-07-03. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-07-09. [dead link]
- ^ "【獨家】樂壇情侶變兄妹 黃寶欣鄭敬基首唱《酒杯敲你個頭》" (in Chinese). Apple Daily. 2017-02-13. Archived from the original on 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ "31年前支持六四民运的那些港星：竟有他们…". 倍可亲 (in Chinese). 德国之声. Archived from the original on 2024-05-11. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ^ "爆「風雲」解散原因！鄭敬基搵唔番陳少偉" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2017-01-07. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ "鄭敬基黃寶欣亮相《流行經典50年》唱《酒杯敲鋼琴》". www.bastillepost.com (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
- ^ 張嘉敏 (2024-12-24). "鄭敬基風雲樂隊成名金曲《酒杯敲鋼琴》紅極一時 移加國決心從政" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ "鄭敬基不獲無綫續約". 明周娛樂 (in Chinese). 2019-09-27. Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
- ^ "去年疑因政見遭 TVB 解約 鄭敬基舉家回加拿大 盼在國際線出力" (in Chinese). Stand News. 2020-07-22. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ a b Blackwell, Tom (Jan 14, 2025). "Hong Kong charge against Canadian candidate seen as foreign interference". National Post.
- ^ "UK, US, EU, Canada slam activist bounties; HK condemns 'slander'". Hong Kong Free Press. 2024-12-27. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "Hong Kong Government's Ongoing Campaign of Transnational Repression". United States Department of State (Press Statement). December 26, 2024. Archived from the original on January 20, 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
We call on the Hong Kong government to stop using its national security laws to silence dissent.
- ^ Joly, Mélanie (December 24, 2024). "Statement by Minister Joly on Hong Kong arrest warrants". canada.ca. Global Affairs Canada.
- ^ Blackwell, Tom. "Liberal MP apologizes for suggesting Tory candidate be turned over to Chinese consulate for Hong Kong bounty".
- ^ Burke, Ashley (1 April 2025). "Liberal candidate Paul Chiang withdraws from race after suggesting people claim China's bounty on Conservative". CBC News. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ Bronskill, Jim (Apr 21, 2025). "Security officials report 'repression' operation targeting Conservative candidate Joe Tay". CBC News. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on 22 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Canada election 2025 results: Don Valley North - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
- ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
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