Au Kam San

Au Kam San
區錦新
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office
23 September 2001 – 12 September 2021
Preceded byKou Hoi In
ConstituencyMacau (Directly elected)
Personal details
Born (1957-04-30) April 30, 1957
Portuguese Macau
NationalityChina
Political partyNew Macau Association (before 2016)
New Democratic Macau Association (since 2016)
Au Kam San
Traditional Chinese區錦新
Simplified Chinese区锦新
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinŌu Jǐnxīn
Yue: Cantonese
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Au Kam San (Chinese: 區錦新) (born 30 April 1957 in Macau with family roots in Xinxing, Guangdong, China) is a former member of Legislative Assembly of Macau.[1][2] He was a member of New Macau Association until 2016[3] and was one of the three pro-democracy lawmakers in Macau.[4]

Au stepped down from the Legislative Assembly at the 2021 elections.[5]

On 31 July 2025, Au was arrested by the Judiciary Police for alleged collusion with foreign forces to endanger national security, a crime under the revised Macau National Security Law.[6]

Election results

Year Candidate Hare quota Mandate List Votes List Pct
2001 Au Kam San (AMN) 8,481 No.6/10 16,961 20.95%
2005 Au Kam San (AMN) 11,745 No.5/12 23,489 18.80%
2009 Au Kam San (AMN) 11,024 No.7/12 11,024 11.58%
2013 Au Kam San (AMN) 8,826 No.9/14 8,826 6.03%
2017 Au Kam San (ANMD) 11,380 No.6/14 11,380 6.59%

See also

References

  1. ^ . August 6, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090806210614/http://www.eal.gov.mo/2009/news/20090715.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-08-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Macao: Ex-Lawmaker Held on National Security Charge". Human Rights Watch. 2025-08-06. Archived from the original on 2025-08-07. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  3. ^ "Preparations heat up as Assembly election draws near". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  4. ^ "HK Magazine Archive". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010.
  5. ^ "Leading Macau democrat arrested for 'collusion' with foreign forces: Police". Al Jazeera. 2025-07-31. Archived from the original on 2025-08-07. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  6. ^ Pomfret, James; Pang, Jessie (31 July 2025). "Macau democrat arrested for colluding with foreign forces, police say". Reuters. Retrieved 31 July 2025.