Benny Tai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Benny Tai

Hong Kong activist and writer

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1964

Place of Birth: British Hong Kong, United Kingdom

Profession: politician, docent

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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Benny Tai Yiu-ting, MH (Chinese: ???; born 12 July 1964) is a Hong Kong legal scholar and democracy activist.
He is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong and is known for his initiation of the Occupy Central with Love and Peace, a non-violent civil disobedience campaign to pressure the Hong Kong government to implement full democracy in 2014, which turned into the massive pro-democracy protests. After the protests, he also launched the "Operation ThunderGo" in the 2016 Legislative Council election, a "smart voter" mechanism aiming at getting the most pro-democracy candidates elected to the Legislative Council.
He also initiated "Project Storm" for the pro-democrats to win the majority in the coming 2019 District Council election.
In March 2018, he received all-round attacks from the Beijing and Hong Kong governments, the pro-Beijing media and politicians for his remarks on Hong Kong independence. In April 2019, Tai was found guilty of conspiracy to cause public nuisance and inciting others to cause public nuisance.
He was sentenced to 16 months in prison, but was released on bail on August 15.